Continental Care and Rehabilitation Center is a 100 bed Skilled Nursing Facility located in Butte, MT. We are looking for a dynamic individual to oversee our Activities department and enrich the lives of our residents.
Responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing a program of activity/leisure pursuits designed to meet the social, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, educational and physical needs and interests of residents in accordance with the comprehensive resident care plan.
QUALIFICATIONS
- At least 1 year of prior experience working at a Skilled Nursing Facility.
- Accreditation as a Certified Activity Director and/or Completion of a state approved Activity Director training course preferred.
- Two years of experience conducting social/recreational programs within the past five years, one of which was fulltime in a resident activities program in a health care setting.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develops and delivers activity/recreational programming to promote the resident’s opportunities for engaging in normal life.
- Attends and participates in Resident Care Plan Meetings.
- Conducts admissions interviews, documentation, completes the activities section of the MDS assessment tool, and writes the corresponding care plans.
- Completes a monthly calendar of available activity/recreational programs and posts it in the center.
- Identifies activity preferences and current activity pursuits from interviews and clinical record; Identifies health issues that result in reduced activity participation; Documents findings including source if applicable.
- Completes standardized assessment data for each resident at regular intervals and develop an individualized plan of care based on the identified needs, strengths, and preferences of the resident.
- Implements strategies to assist residents with increasing their involvement in activities that are appropriate to functional or situational limitations.
- Plans community activities that jointly include the community, staff, families and residents.
- Assures physician’s approval for involvement in activity/recreational programs; Maintains precautions/limitations list on each resident.
- Provides residents with opportunities and support for involvement in group and individual leisure pursuits (i.e. arts/crafts, community outings, religious activities, intellectual/educational activities, community/center service activities) based upon individual interests and needs. Invites/encourages residents’ participation.
