Posting Description
We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling. Our teammates's "True North" is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.
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JOB SUMMARY
The Activities Director at North Mississippi Health Services is responsible for managing and administering the Activity Program for the facility, which includes planning and evaluating programming, conducting assessments, and maintaining appropriate documentation. This role collaborates with the administrator/program director and medical director and engages strong organizational and communication skills to design, implement, and assess activities programming, comply with Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) or Medicare requirements, assist with comprehensive resident/patient care planning, and interface effectively with residents/patients and families to provide support and engagement in NMHS activity services and promote resident/patient well-being.
JOB FUNCTIONS
Coordination of Service
- Plans, implements, and evaluates the Activity Program services on a facility wide basis and on an individual resident/patient basis.
- Remains responsible for luncheon dining room activities.
- Assist with patient ADL’s as needed as well as transportation of patients.
Resident/Patient Assessment
- Reviews initial screening and admission documentation.
- Assess patient interests to implement healthy coping strategies for therapeutic processing.
- Completes the activity component of the required Resident Assessment Instrument upon admission and at intervals mandated by state and federal guidelines.
- Enters activity section of RAI into computer program for transmission to state.
- Document patient needs and participation daily in compliance with Medicare guidelines.
Care Planning
- Contributes to the care planning process and attends the Care Plan Team meetings.
- Ensures the comprehensive care plan contains the activity-related elements necessary for resident/patient well-being.
Resident/Patient Family Councils
- Organizes and maintains councils for both resident and families/ responsible parties to provide a group setting for support, grievance resolution and education.
Regulatory Knowledge
- Complies with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements.