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The primary purpose of your job position is to plan, organize, and implement a program of therapeutic activities designed to meet the social, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, educational and physical needs and interests of residents in accordance with the comprehensive resident care plan, and in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, Solaris HealthCare’s established policies and procedures, and as may be directed by the Administrator.
Job Responsibility
Plan, organize, and implement a program of therapeutic activities designed to meet the social, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, educational and physical needs and interests of residents in accordance with the comprehensive resident care plan
Develops and delivers therapeutic recreational services to promote the residents’ opportunities for engaging in normal life enhancement pursuits and to increase and/or maintain functioning levels
Assures physician’s approval for involvement in recreational services
Maintains precautions/limitations list on each resident
Provides residents with opportunity and support for involvement in group and individual leisure pursuits based upon individual interests and needs
Invites/encourages residents’ participation
Assists residents in the organization and implementation of Resident Council Meetings
Plans community activities that jointly include the community, staff, families and residents
Completes a monthly calendar of available recreational services and posts it in the center
Assists in the development of the Center Newsletter
Coordinates an effective Volunteer Program
Charts individual resident’s attendance and participation in both group, individual and one on one recreational pursuits daily
Supports each resident’s right to self-determination
Documents resident refusal of activity services offered
Informs resident of any therapeutic alternative to the refused service
Coordinates work of department with work of other departments
Assist in developing preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the activities needs of each resident
Ensure that all activities personnel are aware of the care plan and that care plans are used in providing daily activities to the resident
Develop and maintain a good rapport with all services involved with the care plan to ensure that a team effort is achieved in developing a comprehensive plan of care
Requirements
Completion of a state approved training course
Two years of experience conducting social/recreational programs within the past five years, one of which was full-time in a patient activities program in a health care setting is preferred