Resident Activities Specialist

Willoughby Post Acute; Willoughby (OH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Willoughby Post Acute is seeking an Activities Coordinator to plan and conduct individual and group activities, ensuring clear communication among staff, residents, families, and the public to meet residents’ needs. You will help develop a monthly activity calendar, track attendance, and support discharge planning and resident assessments.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent (preferably with one year of long-term care experience).

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Preferably one year experience in a long term care facility.
• Ability to read technical procedures.
• Ability to read and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Responsibilities

• Participate in planning and conducting of individual, small and large group activities.
• Assist in providing good communication between employees of all levels, residents, their families, support personnel, government agencies/personnel, and the public to ensure the needs and best interest of the residents, community and facility are met.
• Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.
• Assist in development of monthly activity calendar and maintaining attendance records.
• Assist the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct identified quality deficiencies as requested by Activities Director.
• Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.
• Assist in arranging transportation for residents when necessary including, but not limited to, resident outings, to/from appointments, or for discharge.
• Assists in developing a monthly activity schedule for residents, which include resident outings, regularly scheduled group activities, and in room activities for bed bound or isolated residents.
• Encourage residents to participate in self initiated activities including hobbies, crafts, and reading
• Provide materials as necessary including reading materials in Braille or audio books as appropriate.
• Assist with assessment documentation, quarterly progress notes as assigned by the Activity Director.
• Keep Activity Department clean, orderly and secured.

Skills

Communication

Reading

Math skills

Problem solving

Public speaking

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Willoughby Post Acute is seeking an Activities Coordinator to plan and conduct individual and group activities, ensuring clear communication among staff, residents, families, and the public to meet residents’ needs. You will help develop a monthly activity calendar, track attendance, and support discharge planning and resident assessments.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent (preferably with one year of long-term care experience).