Activity Director

The Blossoms at Nashville Rehab & Nursing Center -

The primary purpose of your job position is to assist the Activity Director in planning, organizing, developing, and directing the overall operation of the Activity Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, our established policies and procedures, and as may be directed by the Administrator, to assure that an on-going program of activities is designed to meet, in accordance with the comprehensive assessment, the interests and the physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each patient.

As Assistant Activity Director, you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and account- ability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.

Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position.

• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the activity programs of this facility.
• Perform administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., and submitting such to the Activity Director as required.
• Assume the authority, responsibility, and accountability of Assistant Activity Director.
• Maintain a productive working relationship with the medical profession and other health related facilities and organizations.
• Coordinate activities with other departments as necessary.
• Work with the facility's consultants as necessary and implement recommended changes as required.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies.
• Interview patients or family members to obtain activity information.
• Meet with administration, medical and nursing staff, as well as other related departments in planning activity programs.
• Arrange transportation for field trips when necessary.
• Other functions as deemed necessary and appropriate, or as may be directed by the Activity Director and/or Administrator.

• Serve on, participate in, and attend various committees of the facility (i.e., Infection Control, Policy Advisory, Pharmaceutical, Budget, Quality Assessment and Assurance etc.,) as required, and as appointed by the Administrator.
• Provide written and/or oral reports of the programs and activities as required, or as may be directed by such committee(s).
• Attend meetings, etc., as scheduled or as may be called.

• Assist the Activity Director in determining departmental staffing requirements necessary to meet the activity department's needs.
• Maintain an excellent working relationship with other department supervisors and coordinate the activity program to assure that daily activities can be performed without interruption.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals in accordance with the facility's policies and procedures governing accidents and incidents.
• Make daily rounds to assure that appropriate activity programs are being rendered to meet the needs of the patient.
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the facility.

• Assist support services in developing, implementing, and conducting in-service training programs that relate to the activity department.
• Attend and participate in continuing educational programs…