Activities Supervisor - Chamberlain Care Center - Full Time

Sanford Health • Chamberlain, SD

90d • $17 - $28

About The Position

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. The position involves creating and implementing resident activities and events, managing activity staff schedules, and coordinating volunteer staffing and activities.

Requirements

• Associate degree preferred.
• Two years experience in this field preferred.
• Knowledge of working with a wide variety of resident demographics.
• Experience in social services or creative activities.
• Minimum of one year previous leadership/management experience preferred.
• Eligibility for certification as a therapeutic recreation specialist or activities professional by a recognized accrediting body when working in a skilled, long term care facility.
• Successful completion of an accredited training program approved by state preferred.
• Current Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) certification or currently enrolled as a student in a healthcare related program preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification preferred.
• Must be medically qualified to perform the essential driving functions of this position as per Sanford Driving Policy.

Responsibilities

• Creates and views resident care plans around activities.
• Completes activity assessments and Minimum Data Set (MDS) questions as required.
• Reports problems, concerns and information to leadership in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Communicates department activities and information to employees.
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strives to improve the quality of life for the residents by providing appropriate, meaningful activities and interventions on a one-on-one and/or group basis.
• Administers the monthly activity calendar.
• Regularly elicits residents input into activity planning and keeps activities well organized and upbeat.
• Partakes in activities such as fishing, nature walks, pet therapy, music therapy and others.
• Assists with simple nursing procedures and transporting residents to and from rooms.
• Demonstrates leadership abilities such as developing and motivating people.
• Maintains strong critical thinking skills and problem solving skills.
• Prioritizes responsibilities while working autonomously.
• Plans and oversees the utilization of resources and designs of work processes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees