Activity Director

POSITION PURPOSE Directs the activity staff who provide activities to residents on a 7 day per week basis. Job Description Accolade Healthcare Department: Activities Reports To: Nursing Home Administrator FLSA Status: Exempt NATURE AND SCOPE The Activity Director’s primary responsibility is to ensure the provision of quality activities on a 7‑day week basis to the residents of the Accolade Healthcare Nursing Home in accordance with Federal, State, and Local standards and regulations. The incumbent recruits and hires activity staff, monitors job performance, evaluates staff, recommends promotions and terminations, monitors staffing levels of various activity sections, and maintains compliance with regulations pertaining to care plans and resident assessments. Develops activity service objectives, policies, and procedures and directs the implementation of these objectives. Monitors federal and state guidelines and revises departmental procedures accordingly. Recommends and implements in‑service educational programs tailored to the specialized needs of geriatric patients. Monitors ongoing staff development programs. Promotes relationships between residents, families, staff, and the public by providing information on activity services. Ensures timely completion of compliance with regulations pertaining to care plans and resident assessments. Monitors the quality of activities provided to the facility’s residents as a group or one‑on‑one. Assists with preparation of the departmental annual budget, maintains operating budgets for personnel and activity equipment, and makes budget recommendations regarding equipment purchases. Desired Minimum Requirements Completion of a skilled nursing activity program. Excellent management skills or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience. Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing. Ability to complete required Activity Department documentation. Respect for the principles of resident rights, confidentiality, EEO, and ADA. Principal Accountabilities Determines staffing levels and monitors adequacy in provision of activities to residents. Oversees administrative functions in the Activity Department. Recommends and collaborates in in‑service education programs to promote staff development. Monitors the quality and type of activities provided on all residential units, and the resident outcomes influenced by each resident individually. Performs any task requested by the administrator for resident activities. #J-18808-Ljbffr Accolade Healthcare