Activity Director (Skilled Nursing Unit, Part-time, Days)
Location: Grand Island, Nebraska
Description: Catholic Health Initiatives is hiring Activity Director (Skilled Nursing Unit, Part-time, Days) right now, this career will be settled in Nebraska. Detailed specification about this career opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Job Summary
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Responsible for the coordination, development and maintenance of activity program, utilizing staff expertise and family and community resources. Plans and carries out an activity program which encourages residents to function at the highest level of independence possible. Assists residents aged pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric to participate in activities of a recreational, diversional, religious, intellectual and work-type nature to promote mental and physical stimulation and socialization opportunities.
Essential Duties
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Interviews and assesses all residents within seven days of admission.
Develops and updates individual activity plan with measurable objectives consistent with resident's care plan and physician order.
Maintains documentation of resident's progress.
Organizes the Activity Program to meet state and federal expectations.
Provides varied activities which is congruent to needs/interests of residents and takes resident to the activity by pushing wheelchair.
Communicates and interprets the activity program to prospective residents, families, community groups and staff.
Organizes monthly activity calendar and have ready to copy before the first of the month.
Evaluates the overall effectiveness of the Resident Activity Program and as necessary, modifies the program to meet resident needs/interests.
Attends and contributes to weekly Interdisciplinary Care Plan meetings.
Recruits, screens, orients and supervises volunteers. Coordinate the Activity Program with available volunteers.
Completes nursing documentation on a daily basis via computer.
Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate books, journals, and other literature and attending related seminars and conferences.
Qualifications
Education
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High School Graduate or GED required.
Experience
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Minimum of one year of experience in a social or recreation program in a long term care setting within the last five years.
Completion of 36 hour Activities' Director Course established by Nebraska Health Care Association is preferable.
License/Certification
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Must have and maintain at all times, a valid Nebraska drivers' license and a good driving record.
Additional Responsibilities
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Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times
Adheres to and exhibits our core values:
Reverence
: Having a profound spirit of awe and respect for all creation, shaping relationships to self, to one another and to God and acknowledging that we hold in trust all that has been given to us.
Integrity
: Moral wholeness, soundness, uprightness, honesty and sincerity as a basis of trustworthiness.
Compassion
: Feeling with others, being one with others in their sorrows and joys, rooted in the sense of solidarity as members of the human community.
Excellence
: Outstanding achievement, merit, virtue; continually surpassing standards to achieve/maintain quality.
Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times
Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines
Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members
Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community
Catholic Health Initiatives and its organizations are Equal Opportunity Employers.
Job
Patient Care Support
Primary Location
NE-Grand Island-Sfmc - Memorial Health Center
Shift
Days
Scheduled Hours per 2-week Pay Period
40
Weekends Required
Every Other
Status
Part Time
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This career will be started on: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:43:31 GMT
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