Position: Activity Director

Activity Director

Purpose of Your Job Position

The primary purpose of your job position is to plan, organize, develop, and direct the overall operation of the Activity Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, our established policies and procedures, and as may be directed by the Administrator and/or Activity Consultant, to assure that an on-going program of activities is designed to meet, in accordance with the comprehensive assessment, the interests and the physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident.  

Education Requirements

 Must possess, as a minimum, a College Education preferably an AA degree in Social, Psychology or Recreational Leisure Program or its equivalent.

                                                              Experience

Must have, as a minimum, two (2) years’ experience in a supervisor in hospital, nursing care facility, or other related medical facility.

Must have completed a training course approved by this state.

Duties

1. Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.
2. Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.
3. Refer resident/families to appropriate social service personnel when the facility does not provide the services or needs of the resident.
4. Coordinate activities with other departments as necessary.
5. Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the activity department.
6. Interview residents or family members to obtain activity information.
7. Involve the resident/family in planning activity programs when possible.
8. Ensure that all charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and indicate the resident’s response to the service.
9. Arrange transportation for field trips when necessary.
10. Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the activity programs of this facility.
11. Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating the activity programs of this facility.