Resident Experience & Activities Director

Outfield Healthcare Partners; Hobbs (NM); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Outfield Healthcare Partners is seeking a friendly, outgoing Activity Director to plan, organize, and implement a program of activity/leisure pursuits designed to meet the social, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, educational and physical needs of residents in accordance with the comprehensive resident care plan. Passion for activities and resident engagement is essential.

The ideal candidate will deliver diverse programming, document resident preferences, participate in care plan meetings,

Qualifications

• Accreditation as a Certified Activity Director; Completion of a state approved Activity Director training course.
• Bachelor’s degree in recreation therapy or related area; licensure or registration nationally or by the practicing state.
• One-year experience as an Activity Director in long term care.
• Two years in social/recreational programs within the past five years, including fulltime in a resident activities program in a health care setting.

Responsibilities

• Develops and delivers activity/recreational programming to promote residents' opportunities for engaging in normal life.
• Completes required assessments and care-planning documentation within established timelines.
• Attends and participates in Resident Care Plan Meetings and supports activity-related documentation.
• Creates monthly calendars of activity programs and posts them within the center.
• Identifies resident preferences and health factors influencing activity participation; documents findings.
• Develops individualized care plans based on needs, strengths and preferences.
• Implements strategies to increase resident involvement in appropriate activities.
• Plans community activities that involve staff, families and residents.
• Obtains physician approval for involvement in programs and maintains safety precautions.
• Provides opportunities for group and individual leisure pursuits and encourages resident participation.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in recreation therapy or related area. Should be licensed or registered either nationally or by the State in which practicing.

Job description

Outfield Healthcare Partners is seeking a friendly, outgoing Activity Director to plan, organize, and implement a program of activity/leisure pursuits designed to meet the social, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, educational and physical needs of residents in accordance with the comprehensive resident care plan. Passion for activities and resident engagement is essential.

The ideal candidate will deliver diverse programming, document resident preferences, participate in care plan meetings,