Manager Activities (Lake Orion)

Karmanos Cancer Institute; Michigan; On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Grand Blanc, Michigan is seeking a Therapeutic Recreation professional to plan, implement and evaluate activities for facility residents, promoting social engagement and daily living skills. May also manage the facility's volunteer program.

Ensures activities comply with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, and as may be directed by the administrator.

Qualifications

• Therapeutic recreation license required (state) or licensed activities professional.
• Two years of college in related field.
• Two years' experience in social or recreational program, with at least one year in resident activities in health care.

Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, directs, evaluates, and coordinates activities programs supportive of facility goals.
• Provides ongoing activities programs to meet residents' physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
• Obtains equipment and supplies and ensures accessibility via organized storage.
• Fosters family and community support of the activity program.
• Contributes to care planning meetings and committees to improve quality of care.
• Develops and trains department staff and ensures competency.
• Directs and coordinates assigned department activities to ensure efficiency, timeliness, cost and quality objectives.
• Maintains professional knowledge through education and professional networks.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Education

Therapeutic recreation specialist or activities professional licensed by the state

Two years of college in a related area

Two years of experience in a social or recreational program, one of which was full time in a resident activities program in a health care setting

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Position Summary: Plans, implements, and evaluates activities for facility residents. Designs programs to encourage socialization, provide entertainment, relaxation, and fulfillment, and improve daily living skills. May also manage the facility's volunteer program. Ensures activities comply with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, and as may be directed by the administrator.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Provides leadership in formulating the goals and objectives of the activity’s programs of the facility. Plans, develops, directs, evaluates, and coordinates activities programs supportive of these goals.

2. Providesforanongoingprogramofa c tivitiesdesignedto m eet,inaccordancewi t hthec o m prehens i veassessme n t,theinterestsandtheph y sical, m e ntal,andp s y c hoso c ialwell-beingofeachresident. Plansofactivitiesmay in c lu de , bu t i s no t li m ite d to:

§ Indoor an d o u tdoo r activities , w hic h ma y inclu d e d ail y walks.

§ Activi t ie s awa y fr o m t h e facil i t y .

§ Spiritua l progra m s an d attendanc e a t house s o f worship.

3. Obtains necessary equipment and supplies and provide for their accessibility th r oug h o r g a nize d storage.

4. Fosters family a n d c o mmunity su p port of t he activi t y progr a m (e. g., thr o ugh n ew s l e t t e rs , networking , activitie s w h ic h b rin g fa mi l y m e mb e r s o r m e mb e r s o f th e c o m muni t y int o t h e f a ci l it y , e t c.).

5. Contr i but es t o facilit y eff o rt s t o m a int a i n an d /o r i m pro v e qu a lit y o f c a r e th r o ugh pa r ti c ipation in care p lan m eetings and committees.

6. Develops and trains personnel within the department and reviews and appraises their performance. Responsible for assuring competency of all staff.

7. Directs and coordinates assigned department activities to insure they are efficient, timely, and meet cost and quality objectives; and that all activities and services comply with local, state, federal, and governmental regulations, and laws.

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

9. Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Qualifications:

Required:

· Therapeutic recreation specialist or activities professional licensed by the state

· Two years of college in a related area

· Two y earsofexperienceinasocialorrec r eationalprogram,oneofwhichwasf u llti m einaresidentactivitiesprograminahealth car e setting

Preferred:

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26004065
• Daily Work Times: 8:00am-4:30pm
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

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McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.