Activity Director

Activities Director

Garland Road Nursing & Rehab Center

Enid, OK

Garland Road Nursing & Rehab Center in Enid, OK is hiring an Activities Director. A rewarding career is waiting for you at a great facility that specializes in residential and rehabilitative care! If you are an experienced Activities Director, we have the opportunity for you.

As the Activities Director at Garland Road Nursing & Rehab Center in Enid, OK, ensure the coordination, development, implementation, and evaluation of quality activity services for all residents meeting their identified needs; provide the highest quality program resulting in residents reaching their highest level of independence possible.

Come be a part of our mission to provide superior clinical care, rehabilitation, wellness, and supportive services that meet the wants, needs, and expectations of our patients and residents. We offer competitive compensation, health, dental, and vision insurance, company paid life insurance, holiday pay, paid time off, employee appreciation events and much more.

At Garland Road Nursing & Rehab Center in Enid, OK, you will be a part of a well-respected facility that is making an impact in the lives of our residents, our team, and the community in which we serve. We look forward to you joining our team!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assesses each resident for interests, talents, and previous patterns of time use, and develops activity plans of care based on that assessment.
• Establishes and maintains necessary records regarding activities attendance and activities care plans. Develops an activity care plan with other functional care plans.
• Identifies facility and community resources that can contribute to the activity care plan. Plans and schedules activities and develops a monthly calendar of activities.
• Secures entertainment, program leaders, volunteers, materials, equipment, transportation, as necessary well in advance of scheduled dates.
• Assures all residents are involved in activities; group, individual (bedside) and/or independent on a weekly basis.
• Recruits and trains a volunteer activities staff and maintains volunteer programs which utilize community involvement.
• Advises nursing, dietary, maintenance, volunteers, etc., of related responsibilities for an activity in advance as necessary
• Evaluates effectiveness of programs in terms of resident outcomes.
• Develops and maintains a budget for activities programs.
• Coordinate’s facility newsletter and/or other promotion of activities programs through local media
  
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current, valid licensure as a qualified therapeutic recreation specialist, or eligibility for certification by a recognized accrediting body or,
• 2 years of experience in a social or recreational program within the last 5 years, one of which was full-time in a patient (resident) activities program in a health care setting or
• Qualification as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, or
• Completed a state-approved training course within 6 months of employment.
• Related experience in skilled nursing
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills needed
• Strong written and verbal skills required
  
  
  

BENEFITS:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• 401k Retirement Savings
• Supplemental Voluntary Benefits
• Paid Time Off with Cash-Out and Donation Options
• Paid Holidays
• Pay on Demand - Payday Advance
• Additional employee perks