BHU0019 Activity Coordinator bei South Arkansas Regional Health Center

 Position Summary

The purpose of the Activity Coordinator is to plan, organize, develop, and direct the overall operation of the Activity Program accordance with federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulation, our established policies, and procedures 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 wellbeing of each resident.

Qualifications: Qualified applicants are required to have one of the following:

1. Licensed/certified qualified therapeutic recreation specialist or activities professional in the State of Arkansas or eligible to obtain said license/ certification.
2. Licensed Occupational Therapist or Occupational Therapy Assistant in Arkansas.
3. Must have completed an alternative training course approved by the State of Arkansas.

Experience: A minimum of two (2) years' experience in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or other medical related facility is required.

Education: High school diploma or GED equivalent is required. An applicable college/degree is preferred but not required.

Essential Job Functions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the following Essential Duties satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the Essential Duties of the position, provided it does not create undue hardship on SARH. 

• Observe professional ethics in maintaining confidential information acquired regarding person, financial, medical or employment of patients, families, and employees of SARH.
• Must follow and enforce accepted safety practices for patients and SARH.
• Must report hazards and initiate appropriate action.
• Must participate in safety instructional programs.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for the identification of medically related social and emotional activity needs of the resident
• Plan, develop organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the activity programs of the Behavioral Health Unit.
• Assist the Mental Health Counselor in the Planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing of the social service programs of this facility.
• Participate in discharge planning, development, and implementation of activity care and social care plans and resident assessment.
• Perform administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms, reports, written and oral recommendations etc., and submitting such to the Director as required.
• Record and maintain regular Social Service progress notes indicating response to the treatment plan and/or adjustment to institutional life.
• Observe resident attendance, mood behavior, and degree of evolvement so that facility activities and residents progress are evaluated, by mailing, reporting, and charting residents.
• Involve residents/families in planning facility activity programs.
• Coordinate activities with other departments, interpret the department policies and procedures to employees, residents, visitors, government agencies, etc.
• Assist the Infection Control Coordinator in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job-related activity functions to ensure that tasks involving potential exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified and recorded.
• Assist in interpreting social, psychological, and emotional need of the resident/family to the medical staff, attending physician, and other resident care team members.
• Other duties as assigned.

This job description is a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all the possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties you may be asked to perform when they are assigned.