Activities Director – Long Term Care Center

Schedule: Full Time

Positions Available: 1

Job Location Type: On-site

Job Location: Blue Mountain Car Center, Prairie City, OR

Position Summary

The Activities Director provides for an ongoing program of activities designed to meet, in accordance with the comprehensive assessment, the interests and the physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident. The Activities Director plans, organizes, and directs or carries out a program of activities, which will provide entertainment, intercommunication, exercise, relaxation, opportunity to express creative talent, and fulfill basic psychological, social, and spiritual needs for our residents. The Activities Director will be available to all residents as requested by the residents’ physicians, subject to their written restrictions and limitations.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Promote BMHD’s mission, vision, and values through resident-centered programming and daily interactions.
• Plan, organize, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive activities program designed to support each resident’s physical, mental, psychosocial, spiritual, and emotional well-being.
• Develop and coordinate daily, weekly, and special event activities, including evenings and weekends as needed, based on resident interests, abilities, needs, and individualized care plans.
• Encourage resident participation and independence by offering group and one-on-one activities that provide socialization, creative expression, recreation, education, exercise, and spiritual support.
• Complete resident assessments, contribute to care planning, document participation and response to activities, and maintain required records in accordance with MDS and regulatory standards.
• Work collaboratively with nursing, therapy, social services, dietary, families, volunteers, and community partners to ensure meaningful and appropriate resident engagement.
• Prepare and distribute activity calendars, maintain supplies and equipment, assist with department budget needs, and support the safe and efficient operation of the activities program.
• Support resident council and family involvement, respond appropriately to resident concerns and preferences, and help foster a positive living environment.
• Provide direction, support, and orientation to activity staff and volunteers, and assist with scheduling and departmental coordination as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Maintains self-motivation and sustains a high level of momentum.
• Able to successfully prioritize when faced with requests, demands and deadlines.
• Knowledge of customer service concepts.
• Must be extremely detail-oriented and able to keep organized records.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively, both in written and oral form.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Proven ability to work as part of a team, in a fast-paced production-oriented environment.
• Expresses excellent judgment, discretion, and decision-making abilities.
• Maintains a sensitive, fair and impartial approach to dealing with employees.
• Supports and maintains a culture of safety, quality and positive patient experience.
• Working knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements, DNV, CMS, National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs), and continued readiness related to healthcare or hospital standards.
• Ability to prioritize, highly organized.

Education & Experience Requirements

Required:

• High School diploma or G.E.D

Preferred:

• Certified Nursing Assistant

Certification/Licensure Requirements

Required:

• Satisfactory completion of a training course for activity directors approved by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
• BLS certificate
• This person may also be either a qualified therapeutic recreation specialist or an activity professional certified by a recognized accrediting body or a qualified occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant.

Preferred:

• CNA License in good standing with Oregon State Board of Nursing (preferred)

For More Information, Contact

Human Resources
recruiter@bluemountainhospital.org | 541-575-3820

Why Blue Mountain Hospital District & Grant County?

The Blue Mountain Hospital District (BMHD) is located in Grant County, Oregon, at the heart of the John Day River, in beautiful, rural, Eastern Oregon. Our District is comprised of a Critical Access Hospital (CAH), Family & Rural Medicine Clinic, Home Care and Hospice, Emergency Medical Services, an Intermediate Care Center and all of the supporting ancillary departments necessary to care for the health and wellness of our community.

Our District spans from John Day to Prairie City, nestled in a valley surrounded by the Blue Mountains. The Strawberry Mountain Range and John Day River Valley offers a variety of outdoor activities, from abundant hiking/mountain biking/horse riding trails, to high and low lakes and ponds. Our area is known to be a “go to” place not just for recreation, but also for big game hunting and fishing!

Join our family-like team and settle into a lifestyle that is hard to beat!

For more information on our area, visit our Grant County Chamber of Commerce page at: https://www.gcoregonlive.com/