Activities Director

PACS • Los Angeles, CA

3d

About The Position

The Activities Director plans, organizes, develops, directs, implements, and evaluates the facility’s resident-centered activities program. The program must comply with applicable federal, state, local, and corporate standards and be designed around each resident’s assessed interests and physical, mental, and psychosocial needs.

The position communicates with employees, residents and families, support personnel, government agencies, and the public; participates in facility and community planning, surveys, meetings, quality assurance, discharge planning, resident assessments, and care-plan development; and helps address deficiencies identified during surveys. The Activities Director also develops monthly activity schedules, encourages residents’ self-initiated activities, documents residents’ responses to services, arranges transportation when necessary, and assists with supervision and management of activity staff.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Activity Director certification.
• Ability to read technical procedures and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.
• Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and interpret instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience in a long-term care facility is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct resident-centered activities for the facility.
• Stay informed about current federal and state regulations and professional standards.
• Communicate with employees at all levels, residents, families, support personnel, government agencies and personnel, and the public to help meet the needs and best interests of residents, the community, and the facility.
• Participate in community planning related to the facility, its services, and residents’ and families’ needs.
• Participate in surveys conducted by authorized government agencies.
• Help review and develop plans of correction for activity deficiencies identified during survey inspections, and provide a written copy of the report to the Administrator.
• Participate in regular General Staff, Department Head, Quality Improvement, Quality Assurance, Infection Control, Safety Committee, Marketing, Family, and Resident Council meetings.
• Assist the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee in developing and implementing plans to correct identified quality deficiencies.
• Participate in discharge planning and in developing and implementing activity care plans and resident assessments.
• Help arrange resident transportation when necessary, including for outings, appointments, or discharge.
• Develop a monthly activity schedule that includes outings, regularly scheduled group activities, and in-room activities for bed-bound or isolated residents.
• Encourage residents to participate in self-initiated activities such as hobbies, crafts, and reading, and provide materials as needed, including Braille reading materials or audiobooks when appropriate.
• Ensure activity progress notes are informative and describe the services provided and residents’ responses.
• Assist with the overall supervision and management of activity staff.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED