Activities Director

Description

INTRODUCTION

The Davis Community is a vibrant senior living neighborhood and has been a proud corporate citizen of Wilmington, NC for over 60 years. Established as a skilled nursing facility in the early 1960s, Davis quickly became the premier healthcare center for senior care, and while they have grown and evolved, adding to services offered, we continue to be highly regarded in the region as a community that emphasizes compassion, care, and show of respect and dignity for residents.

COMMUNITY CULTURE

At The Davis Community, deliberate and diligent efforts are made to emphasize and focus on an underlying culture of respect and service that can be seen and felt by all. Employees, residents, and guests of the community are treated with respect and personalized care to the best of the organization’s ability. The desire to continue to elevate all aspects of services is preeminent so that Davis can provide an empowering and caring retirement atmosphere filled with friends, enjoyment, and a fulfilling sense of community.

• State-of-the-art Facilities
• On-demand Pay
• Benefits begin after 30 days
• Low-cost lunches
• Free Membership to our gym and indoor pool
• Shift differential
• Work-life Balance
• Growth
• Competitive Wages

We spend about 2,000 hours per year at work. Why not make that time matter? For us, ‘work that matters’ is less about what you do, and more about how you do it.

The Davis Community requires that all current and new employees, including contract staff, receive an annual influenza vaccination and TB skin test unless a reasonable or disability accommodation is granted.

BASIC PURPOSE:

As the Life Enrichment Mentor/Guide, facilitates each household’s abilities to plan and carry out personal interests and social activities for residents and the household. This will include creating a diversity of opportunities for meaningful pursuits, daily pleasures, recreation, exercise, friendships, and social interaction. Performing all tasks that require an activities professional and assists other households as needed to grow the wellness guides to a professional expertise in activities. Completes all documentation regarding MDS/care plans/RAI in designated household and supports other guides in this task across multiple households.

MAJOR WORK ACTIVITIES:

1. Serves as the Life Enhancement Mentor mentoring wellness guides across all Households.

2. Creates community through maintaining “home” in the physical environment, maintaining a sense of welcoming through elimination of institutional barriers, enhancing relationships in the household through shared activities of living, promoting compassionate services among the team by offering emotional, psychological and spiritual support to all.

3. As the Life Enhancement Mentor performs all tasks that require a activities professional designee. Works to grow the household staff in social services and activities expertise.

4. Determines needed support services residents may require to promote their well-being. Facilities the effective completion of MDS/care plans/RAI documentation with regards to psychosocial well-being and activity needs.

5. Promotes the residents' well-being and satisfaction by supporting resident-centered care, developing and interpreting standards of care, guiding the interdisciplinary team as it establishes and implements the residents’ plan of care with the resident, family or responsible party and the household team.

6. Responsible for ensuring the quality work teams in collaboration with Nurse Leader by directing, leading, counseling, recruiting, hiring, orienting, and training staff to support quality outcomes.

7. Develop and maintain with the wellness guide team a staff schedule to best support the needs of the residents.

8. Works with other leaders/mentors in facilitating personal development for every member of the household team, conducting a performance evaluation for each wellness guide at least annually, building rapport and support among the team, developing and participating in team problem solving methods, monitoring team members performance and providing feedback through coaching and counseling, and celebrating individual and team success.

9. Works with the wellness guides, Administrator and household team to manage the annual operating budget and the capital budget.

10. Provides leadership and vision to the household by serving as a role model for core competencies, maintaining professionalism, supporting a learning environment by keeping abreast of latest trends and new ideas, collaborating with other household coordinators, mentors and guides to share resources, knowledge, expertise, opportunities and achievements.

11. Maintains a safe, comfortable and functional environment by assessing the household for potential hazards, implementing practices utilizing appropriate techniques regarding sanitation, infection control, fire safety, disaster preparedness and emergency care.

12. Assures that the households are represented on all appropriate councils and teams of the community.

13. Works with the Nurse Leader to investigate and report all incidents and accidents.

14. Supervises wellness guides with other mentors and leaders carrying out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the facility’s policies, procedures and applicable laws.

15. Collaborates with the environmental services, housekeeping, dining services, maintenance and nursing service team coordinators to assure their direct support to household guides and staff in establishing professional expertise and technical competencies in their areas of competency

16. Facilitates each household’s abilities to plan and carry out personal interests and social activities for residents and the household, including creating a diversity of opportunities for meaningful pursuits, daily pleasures, recreation, exercise, friendships, social interaction, growth and learning, fun and enjoyment, personal routines and household rituals.

17. Provides knowledge and skills to wellness guides and staff in all households, assuring that the households have the necessary resources (community linkages, materials and supplies, skills and knowledge) to be successful and to provide continuity in quality resident care.

18. Ensures that households participate in continuous quality improvement processes that identify questions and issues to be addressed in the household.

19. Works collaboratively with the social worker to support life enrichment in the households.

20. Complete all clinical chart documentation according to best practice at time service rendered, prior to end of current shift, and/or by “late entry” with date, time, and legible signature or initials where appropriate. Documentation that is not time specific/shift specific, i.e. such as MDS, Care Plans, and certain summaries may be completed with signature and date on the day of documentation, completion and/or at time of review.

21. Keeps abreast of current state and federal regulations, as well as professional standards and makes recommendations for incorporation in to policy and procedure.

22. Support management/administration decisions through periods of change or stress.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

· Possess leadership qualities, demonstrate leadership skills, strong interpersonal relationship skills and good organizational ability.

· Knowledge of federal and state regulations governing activities practice and leadership.

· Understands and is able to adequately maintain and train others in the maintenance of all required documentation.

· Demonstrates strong communication and relationship building skills with residents, and is able to explain residents needs to others as needed for resident advocacy

· Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality.

· Possesses strong assessment skills, including good insights into resident preferences and needs.

· Requires full range of body motion including bending, stooping, prolonged sitting and walking.

· Physical exertion required at least 50% of the time. Physical exertion also described as standing, stooping, and bending. Intermittent lifting and carrying of objects weighing between 25-50 pounds and pushing objects weighing between 150-200 pounds.

· Moderate exposure to infectious disease. Possible exposure to blood and body fluids.

· May be subject to noisy, hot or cold, humid and busy environment.

· Physical job demands may be subject to possible modifications to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation Therapy/Activities/Leisure Studies and/or related field.

Experience: 3-5 years on the job experience as a professional in a skilled nursing or retirement community is preferred. Specialized training or experience in geriatric activities, social work or gerontology is desirable.

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.