Activity Coordinator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required
• 1 year Experience working with children inside or outside of a hospital environment required

Responsibilities

• Normalizes the hospital environment and supports developmental needs
• Prioritizes patient play/activity needs through daily report or verbal consults as evidenced by unit leadership team observation
• Provides developmentally appropriate environments and activities for patients of all ages served within the activity coordinator’s area
• Develops play-based programming based on the patient population and facilitates planned normalization activities
• Encourages socialization and interaction between patients and families
• Maintains the concept of the activity areas as ‘safe’, welcoming, and supportive places by ensuring that medical procedures/examinations occur outside of the activity area and by encouraging self-expression and interaction between patients and families
• Encourages caregiver involvement in the patient’s daily activities by extending invitations to activity rooms and informing caregivers of resources available
• Plans a weekly/monthly calendar of developmentally appropriate special events
• Provides developmentally appropriate activities at the bedside
• Maintains a safe, clean, and well-organized activity room environment
• Trains and supervises volunteers
• Participates in departmental responsibilities
• Establishes and maintains effective interdepartmental relations
• Coordination and execution of the Bow Wow Buddies Program, including development and adherence to protocol/criteria for the program
• Maintaining infection control and safety protocols to ensure compliance with the hospital’s Animal Visitation Policy