PACE Activity Coordinator
PACE Activity Coordinator
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Job Description
Position Summary:
Under the direction of the PACE Therapy Manager and IDT Manager the Activities Coordinator will be responsible for oversight of the Day Center Recreational Activities and ensuring the Activities Team carries out the activity program. Responsibilities include assessing participants for desired recreation and goal setting coordinating supervising and implementing all day center activities and social programs for frail elderly and functionally impaired older adults at the Day Center in an integrated program setting. All PACE policies and procedures will be followed at all times. The Activities Coordinator will be responsible for the development and implementation of daily monthly and special events activities outings birthday celebration etc.
Essential Functions of the Job:
- Plans a comprehensive program tailored to the needs interests and limitations of frail elderly persons to promote optimum health independence and selfcare; increase or maintain social skills and selfesteem.
- Evaluate all PACE participants functional status in relationship to participation in recreational activities. Establishes a realistic goal and set up a treatment plan to utilize recreation therapy techniques. Reevaluate PACE patients on a regular basis.
- Works in collaboration with other staff members (social workers physical therapist occupational therapist CNAs etc.) to develop care plans that meet participants needs resources and interests.
- Works in collaboration with PACE IDT to determine the Plan of Care for PACE participant/member.
- Completes required progress notes and six month reassessments for PACE participants.
- Provide for recreational therapy opportunities; instruct family and others on therapeutic activities as indicated.
- Provide general instruction to the principles of recreation therapy and therapeutics activities as indicated.
- Supervise and coordinate Program Aids Activity Aide Community Service providers and volunteers who are assigned to the activities program by instruction observation and open discussion; make recommendations for evaluations to the Program Director.
- Develop and posts a monthly calendar of events.
- Assists with inservice trainings and planning of community events. Helps in training and assisting other new peers in this role as requested.
- Develops and work within an Activity Program budget that meets the Program Directors approval; submits all requests for purchasing in advance.
- Establishes an activity volunteer program and work with community organizations to support and enhance the Activity Program.
- Assist participants with personal care as needed.
- Keeps abreast of all regulations and standards to ensure compliance with orders or directives issues by duly constituted government/regulatory agencies (PACE CMS DHCS etc.)
- Meets the administrative requirements including capturing data and preparing and submitting required reports.
- Responsible for preparing work schedule for activity aides and volunteers.
- Be proficient in and become user of EHR and responsible for data entry of all required documentation on a daily basis. Responsible for developing specific care plan that meet participants needs interests and skills to enhance participants health and wellbeing.
- Conducts home hospital and SNFs visits/assessments as required
- Travels to other PACE sites as requested or needed.
- Participates in scheduled outings
Additional Duties and Responsibilities:
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs current literature inservice meetings and workshops.
- Adheres to and models SYHCs core values and behaviors of Excellence Empowerment Integrity and Respect.
- Adheres to SYHC and PACE attendance and punctuality policies and practices.
- Follows established PACE and departmental and position specific policies and procedures and updates as needed.
- Attends meetings as required and participates on committees as directed.
- Maintains health and safety standards at all times and takes an active role in the Safety and Injury in the Workplace Program; maintains all records and documentation as required.
- Performs other related duties as assigned or requested
Job Requirements
- Be a certified activity coordinator or an occupational therapist recreational therapist or have completed/or willing to be certified as an Activity Coordinator/Director position and receive regular consultation from an occupational therapist occupational therapy assistant or recreation therapist.
- Flexibility initiative creativity excellent organizational and time management skills.
- A minimum one year of experience working with the elderly in a social or recreational program preferred
- High School Diploma or GED
- Bilingual (English/Spanish/Arabic) preferred.
Universal Requirements:
Preemployment requirements include I9 physical positive background and reference check results complete application new hire orientation preemployment PPDs. Compliance with all mandated vaccinations and all boosters is a term and condition of employment.
About Us San Ysidro Health is a Federally Qualified Health Care organization committed to providing high quality compassionate accessible and affordable healthcare services for the entire family. The organization was founded by seven women in search of medical services for their families and community. Almost 50 years later San Ysidro Health now provides innovative care to over 108000 patients through a vast and integrated network of 47 program sites across the county. San Ysidro Health could not serve our patients without the dedication of our passionate and hardworking employees. Apply today and become a part of our missiondriven team! San Ysidro Health has a longstanding commitment to equal employment opportunity for all applicants for employment. Employment decisions including but not limited to those such as employee selection performance evaluation administration of benefits working conditions employee programs transfers position changes training disciplinary action compensation and separations are made without regard to race color religion (including religious dress and grooming) creed national origin nationality citizenship status domestic partnership status ancestry gender affectional or sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status civil union status family status age mental or physical disability (including AIDS or HIVrelated status) atypical heredity cellular or blood trait of an individual genetic information or refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available the results of a genetic test military status veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local laws.
Other details
- Pay TypeHourly
- Min Hiring Rate$25.03
- Max Hiring Rate$33.22
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Hourly
