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Activities/ Recreational Director
2 months ago
Director of Activities
Job Description
Department: Activity Department
Report to: Administrator
POSITION SUMMARY
The Director of Activities provides an ongoing program of activities designed to meet the interest and
physical, mental, and psychological well being of each patient.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Supervises activities provided by Activity Assistant Director, Activity Aides, volunteers and
others for whom they are administratively or professionally responsible.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizational policies and
applicable laws.
• Supervisory responsibilities include:
o Interviews, hires, and trains activity employees and volunteers.
o Plans, assigns and directs work.
o Prepares work assignment sheets, taking into consideration patient safety, the educational
preparation, experience, knowledge and ability of staff.
o Receives calls and finds replacements for absent staff.
o Prepares performance evaluations with the understanding such evaluations impact tenure
of probationary employees and wage increases of non-probationary employees.
o Schedules and adjusts lunch and rest breaks.
o Approves errors in time cards or other timekeeping records.
o Receives and resolves employee complaints.
o Monitors and corrects job performance of employees.
o Disciplines employees up to and including discharge.
o Adequately supervises assigned staff and assures that those staff are supervising
employees assigned to them.
• Uses independent judgment and discretion on behalf of the organization in the performance of
these duties.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education/Experience/Certifications/Licenses/Registrations:
• A qualified therapeutic recreation specialist or an activities professional who
o Is licensed or registered, if applicable, by the State in which practicing; and
o Is eligible for certification as a therapeutic recreation specialist or as an activities
o professional by a recognized accrediting body on or after October 1, 1990; or
o Has 2 years of experience in a social or recreational program within the last 5 years, 1 of
o which was full-time in a patient activities program in a health care setting; or
o Is a qualified occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant; or
o Has completed a training course approved by the State.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Freedom from use of and effects of use drugs and alcohol in the workplace.
• Meets state and federal criminal background check requirements.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each key function satisfactorily.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the key
functions.
• Completes assessments, MDS, care plans and gathers information to design activities that are
multi-faceted, meets resident’s functional levels, and reflects needs and interests of each resident.
• Provides stimulation or solace, promotes physical, cognitive and/or emotional health.
• Offers activities that enhance each resident’s physical and mental status.
• Promotes each resident’s self-respect by providing activities that support self-expression and
choice.
• Offers activities that involve facility, staff, volunteers and visitors.
• Provides residents who are confined or choose to remain in their rooms with in-room activities in keeping with life-long interest (music, reading, visits with individuals who share their interests or reasonable attempts to connect the resident with such individuals) and in-room project they can work on independently.
• Informs residents when activities are occurring; encourages their involvement in activities.
• Occasionally assists with escorting residents to and from activities.
• Maintains sufficient activity supplies.
• Interviews residents, interested family members, legal representatives and significant others to
obtain and update information needed to develop individualized activities programs, to
accommodate individual needs and preferences and to protect and promote resident’s rights.
• Attends care conferences with members of the interdisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate plans of care.
• Communicates residents’ concerns and responses to interventions to interdisciplinary team
members and to direct care staff.
• Develops and coordinate individual, group and bed side activities that reflect the needs and
interests of residents.
• Coordinates resident outings.
• Schedules routine schedules for cleaning equipment and materials.
• Identifies ways to accommodate resident choices, preferences, functional capacity and customary routines in activities. Includes these approaches in plan of care and gives this information to direct care staff.
• Posts monthly activities calendars that:
o Reflects the schedules, choices and rights of the residents,
o Offers activities at hours convenient for the residents,
o Reflects the cultural and religious interests of the resident population,
o Appeals to both men and women and all age groups living in the facility.
• Performs daily rounds and observations of activities in progress.
• Records progress notes in the clinical record including subjective findings, objective symptoms,
observations of behavior, interventions provided to resident and their responses to activity
interventions. Review chart entries written by activities staff for completeness and accuracy.
• Completes documentation accurately and timely.
• Participates in the development of the department budget. Provides relevant financial
• information to Administrator regarding department financial needs and status.
• Actively participates in long term care survey process and works with Administrator to develop
responses to survey report as needed.
• Participates in facility committees as required.
• Interprets Company policy and makes decisions based on the application of those policies where
• applicable.
• Exercise unimpaired judgment in the interest of the Company.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Must be able to speak and write in the English language in an understandable manner. Ability to read,
analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or
governmental regulations. Ability to write business correspondence. Ability to effectively present
information and respond quickly to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the
general public.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define and solve problems, collects data, establish facts and draws valid conclusions. Ability
to understand a variety of technical instructions in statistical or diagram form and deal with abstract and
concrete variables. Ability to identify processes for improvement in daily work; educate new staff in
team process.
LEADERSHIP
Demonstrates willingness to try new tasks, generates new ideas for change; evaluates and recognizes
priorities, selects effective team members, challenges others to learn, keeps current and integrates new
information, communicates and models organization values, fosters high performance, recognizes need
for and provides adequate resources.
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Demonstrates active listening techniques; gains support through effective relationships; treats other with dignity and respect; seeks feedback; sets clear standards for performance; evaluates job performance and provides effective feedback; establishes systems to measure effectiveness, efficiency, and service; creates and maintains reporting mechanisms.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Attends in-service and education programs and attends continuing education required for maintenance of professional certification or licensure.
RESIDENT RIGHTS
Promotes and protects residents’ rights; assists residents to make informed decisions; treats residents
with dignity and respect; protects residents’ personal belongings; reports suspected abuse or neglect;
avoids the need for physical restraints in accordance with current professional standards; supports
independent expression, choice and decision-making consistent with applicable law and regulation.
INFECTION CONTROL
Applies hand washing principles during daily work; demonstrates understanding of isolation and
standard precautions; recognizes signs and symptoms of infection and complies with the employee
health program; demonstrates understanding of the process for identifying and handling infectious
waste; maintains personal hygiene; complies with OSHA standards in the work place; and demonstrates
understanding of cross-contamination.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as statistical process control tools and budgets.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Computer knowledge and use is required. Enters or records data timely and accurately, protects
confidentiality of patient information, protects data against loss or destruction, logs onto the system
using own password, logs off the system when leaving the work station, reports suspected violation of
security/confidentiality issues, review data and identifies trends and deletes passwords of employees no
longer needing access to software programs.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters
while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of
this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to blood or other body fluids, fumes or airborne particles
and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
ENVIRONMENT OF CARE
Demonstrates understanding of fire and emergency procedures; participates in fire and disaster drills;
maintains emergency supplies and equipment; demonstrates understanding of safety and security
procedures; applies safety and security precautions; demonstrates understanding of hazardous materials plan; demonstrates proper use of equipment.
CORPORATE COMPLIANCE
Report issues affecting resident care to the Administrator. If issues continue, the Corporate Compliance
Officer should be contacted immediately through the Concern Resolution Program.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here representative those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is frequently required to stand and walk, use hands to finger, reach with hands and arms, talk
or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance and stoop, squat or kneel. The
employee will frequently will assist to lift and/or transfer objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Specific
vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision.
JOB DESCRIPTION REVIEW
I understand this job description for the Director of Activities, its requirements, and that I am expected
to complete all duties as assigned. I understand the job duties, may be altered from time to time. I have
noted below any accommodations that are required to enable me to perform these duties. I have also
noted below any job duties that I am unable to perform, with or without accommodation.
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