Activity / Activities Director - Skilled Nursing Facility

Activities Director 

• Start Date: ASAP, within the next few weeks
• Salary: starting salary based on experience & credentials
• Shift/Schedule:  This is a full time day shift position with Manager on Duty (MOD) weekend rotations

You’re not just your job title.  Your role here extends far beyond your job description.  You are a friend and family member to each resident.  You know their name and their story.  You are providing compassion and companionship to those in our care.  This family aspect is what sets us apart from other health care sectors. 

When someone becomes a patient here, each of us becomes their partner on their journey to healthy living. No matter the illness, injury or limitation.

A little more about our center:

The Terrace is a classic Skilled Nursing Facility that has 115 beds, with a heavy emphasis on long term resident care and a small, but growing, short-term rehab unit.  This close-knit team is welcoming and always willing to jump in to help out when you need it.  What makes us unique: 

• 4-Star Quality measure – this means we provide excellent clinical care!
• 30% of our residents are late stage memory care patients and we are one of the only nursing homes in the area with dementia programming.
• We have a busy Activities Department that keeps our residents engaged with low level sensory rooms, cognitive therapeutic games, regular entertainment and cooking classes.

What you will do in this role:  When you are a patient, games and entertainment can be the highlight of your day.  As an Activity / Activities Director you will design a curriculum to keep our short-term residents interested & engaged in their recovery and rehab.  For our long-term residents, you will create life enrichment events, often focused on cognitive and memory retention.  This could involve leading exercise groups, managing a team of Aides, and above all, making this a stimulating environment for all. 

• Every day can be a little more fun than the next.

What’s in it for you: 

• Implement, lead and manage a brand new program - a terrific opportunity for your career
• Flexible scheduling 
• iPads for bedside documentation
• a large employee breakroom with amenities
• Employee recognition program
• Annual merit increase opportunities
• Robust benefits package, including a retirement savings plan
• Refer-a-Friend programs – Bring your friends & earn a $ bonus $.
• Educational Assistance program – We’ll help you $ pay $ for your classes.
• Administrator in Training (AIT) program for employees! 

Sometimes this position is referred to as a center's Alzheimer's Unit Manager or Memory Care Director.  

Here's what we need from you:

• Ideally, candidate should have at least 1-2+ years prior experience in a skilled nursing facility as a Memory Care Manager (or similar title) or Activities Director 
• Strong preference for Dementia Care training and experience
• Certified Activity Director (the 36-hour certification course for the state of IL); will be a requirement to obtain if you are currently non-certified
• Electronic medical records experience (Point Click Care or PCC) is ideal

Note: This overview/Ad is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job.  More information will be disclosed during your interview and on the formal Job Description.

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This center is managed by TRANSITIONAL CARE MANAGEMENT.  We currently provide comprehensive management services to several inpatient healthcare centers throughout Northern IL & the Chicagoland area. These settings include Long-term Care Skilled Nursing (SNFs), Short-term Care Rehabilitation, Intermediate Care (ICFs), and Behavioral Health Service (SMHRFs) centers. 

Each center is unique; offering you a variety of long-term career opportunities.