Job Description

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Job Summary

: Assists the Lifestyles Director with managing the day-to-day life enrichment operations of the community to ensure resident's programming and activities needs are met. Ensures residents are treated with respect and dignity and ensures they are being engaged in appropriate activities as outlined in their personal service plan.

Reports to

: Lifestyles Director

Essential Functions:

1. Responsible for the direct implementation of resident-based programming and activities in the community.

2. Provides training, supervision, and monitoring of associates in the administration of planned and unplanned activities with residents.

3. Provides dementia training and education to resident care associates on an ongoing basis with classroom in-services, and situation-specific training when needed.

4. Performs ongoing assessment/observation of residents' physical and cognitive needs and coordinates with the Wellness Director and Lifestyles Director to ensure personal service plans are up to date and accurate.

5. Assists in initiating individualized service plans, proactively manages life enrichment activities and services for each resident, evaluates effectiveness and maximizes the resident's opportunity to remain in their environment through resident centered programming.

6. If needed, participates in pre-admission screening of prospective new residents. Assures that required documentation is completed prior to or upon resident admission related to life enrichment

7. When needed, assists Resident Wellness Director when needed with ongoing assessment/observation of residents' life enrichment needs and coordinates with other departments to assure quality, proactive care.

8. Evaluates residents; documents resident's change in condition, and notifies resident wellness director, executive director, physician, and resident's responsible party of those changes.

9. Participates in or leads meetings relevant to life enrichment issues, such as Service Plan meetings, involving appropriate parties as needed.

10. Participates in department quality improvement activities.

11. Assists in keeping the environment safe for associates to reduce the occurrence of Workers' Compensation claims by appropriately evaluating resident transfer and involving therapy services through resident wellness director and/or executive director.

This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities. An associate should perform all duties as assigned by his or her supervisor.

Education and Experience

: Basic typing skills along with a working knowledge of personalcomputing and word processing software are required, preferably in a Microsoft Windows environment.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $14.50 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off Referral program Vision insurance
Work Location: In person