Director of Activities

We are currently looking for a Director of Activities to plan, organize, develop, and direct the overall operation of the Activities Department.  

• Assist in the development, administering, and coordinating of department policies and procedures.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for the identification of medically related activity needs of the resident.  
• Participate in planning, development and implementation of activity care plans, resident assessment and interdisciplinary care plan.
• Perform administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., and submitting such to the Administrator as required.  
• Participate in interdisciplinary care planning to develop and make necessary revisions of written plans of care (preliminary and comprehensive) for each resident that identifies the problem/needs of the resident and the goals to be accomplished for each problem/need identified.
• Ensure that all activity personnel are aware of the care plan and that care plans are used in providing daily activities for the resident.

 Requirements

• High School graduate with 3 years experience in a social or recreational program within the last 5 years.
• Must be a qualified therapeutic recreation specialist or an activities  professional who is licensed by this state and is eligible for certification as a recreation specialist or as an activities professional; or
• Must have, as a minimum, three (3) years experience in a social or recreation program within the last five (5) years, one (1) of which was full-time in a patient activities program in a health care setting; or
• Must be a qualified occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant; or
• Must have completed a training course approved by this state.

Country: USA, State: New Jersey, City: Haskell, Company: Seniors Management North.
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