Coordinator- Activities at St. Mary's Healthcare in Amsterdam, New York

Job Description:

Job Requisition: REQ1752
Employment Type: Full-Time
Shift: Days
Hours Per Week: 32 hours

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the selection and evaluation of activities program staff and volunteers.

• Assign duties and supervise all activities staff and assigned volunteers.

• Ascertain, initially from the resident's attending physician, and on an ongoing basis from other appropriate professional staff, which residents are not permitted for specific documented medical reasons, to participate in certain activities.

• Develop and prepare with the resident and designated representative, as appropriate, a written plan for individual, group, and independent activities in accordance with needs, interests, and capabilities, and in recognition of mental and physical needs and interests, as well as education and experiences.

• Incorporate the activities into the resident's interdisciplinary care plan.

• Periodically, and at least quarterly, review with the resident, designated representative, and staff, as appropriate activities program participation and revise the plan as necessary; coordinate and incorporate the activities program with the resident's schedule of other services through discussions with the interdisciplinary care team.

• Develop a monthly activities schedule based upon individual and group needs, interests and capabilities considering the special needs of residents including but not limited to dementias, physical handicaps, visual, hearing and speech deficiencies and wheelchair or bed restrictions.

• Post the current monthly activities schedule where it is accessible to residents and staff and can be easily read and provide a copy to residents upon request.

• Include in the resident's clinical record a quarterly assessment of the resident's degree of participation in, response to, and benefit from the activities program.

Education:

• High school diploma or GED required.

Minimum Qualifications: Licensure / Certification:

• Qualified therapeutic recreation specialist who is eligible for certification as a therapeutic recreation specialist by a recognized accrediting body on or after August 1, 1989; or has 2 years of experience in an age-appropriate social or recreational program within the last 5 years, 1 of which was full-time in a patient or resident activities program in a health care setting; or is a qualified occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant. o Excellent communication skills. Education: • High school diploma or GED required.

Complexity of Work:

• Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.