Wellness Coordinator FT

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

If Caring is at your Core, You Belong At Lucy Corr!

At Lucy Corr, exceptional caring is not just what we do – it’s at the core of who we are. We are looking to grow our team with one Full-time and one Weekend Activities professional who shares our passion for creating the best experience for our residents.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for assisting in the developing, coordinating and implementing of recreational therapy programs/activities for residents with physical and cognitive deficits including Dementia.
• Leads activities that meet the physical, spiritual, cognitive, and psychosocial needs of the residents. Promotes and facilitates activities and interactions that provide encouragement for residents, families, and unit staff.
• Provides strong partnership and guidance to Certified Nursing Assistants, volunteers and community groups within the activity setting. Actively assists in any necessary functions required to meet resident needs.
• Conducts and/or assists in the development of accurate initial resident assessments for individual activity needs and preferences. This assessment should define resident’s interests with the goal of enhancing his/her sense of well-being, self-esteem, pleasure, comfort, education, creativity, success and independence.
• Timely and accurately completes or assists in the completion of computerized MDS assessments on admission, quarterly, annually and when there is a significant change.
• Effectively develops and documents individualized care plans addressing problems/strengths, goal and approaches for each resident.
• Appropriately documents residents’ monthly activity participation.
• Actively participates in interdisciplinary resident care planning conferences.
• Effectively evaluates activity effectiveness and resident’s responses in meeting individualized goals.
• Efficiently uses appropriate software to create activity calendars and distributes to residents, family and staff.
• Enthusiastically aids the Restorative Nursing Assistants through activity programming such as exercise (ROM), grooming (makeup classes, manicures), etc.
• Enthusiastically assists nursing and dining staff with special events and the fine dining program to include: set-up, decorations, special event menu planning.
• Encouragingly, assists residents at mealtimes to include tray set-up, food preparation and feeding; and appropriately applies knowledge of diets, adaptive needs and swallowing limitations.
• Safely operates LC vehicles to transport residents to and from planned activities in greater community.
• Actively advocates Resident Rights and promotes dignity and self-esteem for each resident in a caring and cooperate manner.
• Attends and participates in neighborhood and department staff meetings, designated committee meetings, resident care conferences, family meetings and others as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Must work one weekend per month.

For more than 50 years, we have been committed to creating a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive environment for every employee, resident, and guest. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion are present in every operational aspect of our loving not-for-profit continuing care facility and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Lucy Corr is a Drug-free/Smoke-free Workplace.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of principles and techniques of individual and group activities and programming in a long-term care environment as well as characteristics of the resident population
• Skilled in assessing strengths and needs of the resident population for recreational interests, and social stimulation
• Ability to work independently and accomplish objectives of program
• Skilled in use of: Microsoft Word, Excel and Publisher or be willing to obtain such skills
• Possess a good driving record and demonstrate safe driving skills. Must complete or be willing to complete county safe driving course
• Must have experience and/or education with dementia care

Minimum Education and Experience

• High school diploma required; Associate degree in Recreation Health Care preferred
• Must have at least one (1) year of MDS documentation, care planning, and conducting assessments
• Must have at least six (6) months of program activity planning and implementation, preferably in a health care setting
• Experience working in a health care setting with the dementia population; or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• Dementia care certification a plus