Activities Coordinator - Full Time, Days (Culver City) - 10005

Southern California Hospitals•Culver City, CA

3d•$23 - $31

About The Position

The Activities Coordinator assists the Activity Director in providing group and individual activities for patients and residents. The role supports activities that are multifaceted and address patients’ and residents’ functional needs and interests. The Coordinator contributes to individualized assessment and treatment planning, leads therapeutic groups, documents outcomes, monitors patient responses, and supports discharge planning. Patient services must be professional, compassionate, and sensitive to patients’ age, cultural, religious, gender, and ethnic backgrounds.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Activity Coordinator Certificate.
AHA Basic Life Support.
Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English.
Ability to work variable shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly changing environment.
Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card for Los Angeles City employees only.

Nice To Haves

Associate's degree in a related field such as art, music, dance, psychology, sociology, kinesiology, theater, or education from an accredited college or university.
One year of previous recreation therapy experience in a psychiatric, acute care, or community setting.
Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families.

Responsibilities

Assist with individualized assessments to gather data and determine a course of action for treatment; assessments must be co-signed by a Certified Rehab Therapist.
Support treatment plans, goals, and objectives through interventions intended to restore and improve function affected by disability.
Plan, lead, and engage patients in structured therapeutic groups according to their treatment goals.
Counsel and educate patients.
Ensure documentation and outcomes are recorded for each group.
Attend required milieu meetings.
Assist in evaluating patient progress relative to treatment plans, including changes in interventions and patient responses.
Report changes in patient responses to treatment interventions that may affect treatment plans.
Assist with developing discharge plans, which must be co-signed by a Certified Rehab Therapist.
Collaborate with patients and significant others to continue treatment after discharge.
Facilitate patients’ transition into the community with recommended resources.
Adhere to the Ethical Code of Conduct and provide professional patient services.
Provide empathy, compassion, understanding, and support to patients, with care appropriate to their age and cultural, religious, gender, or ethnic background.
Demonstrate caring behaviors and take thoughtful ownership of work and interactions with patients, families, physicians, and coworkers.