Activity Coordinator, Brooks at Halifax Hospital, Full-time

Job description

The Activities Coordinator, who under general supervision coordinates and delivers direct patient services for patients within the Center for Inpatient Rehabilitation activity programs; coordinates volunteers, guest speakers/instructors/performers and student intern services. Job Responsibilities: - Evaluates the patients’ leisure interests and abilities using both objective and subjective techniques. - Develop, implement, supervise and evaluate the Activities program based on age, developmental/physical/cognitive needs, and attention span of the inpatients in the hospital. - Monitor and evaluate the patient’s interactive responses to the activity programs and revise as appropriate. - Assists in assigning tasks to rehabilitation technicians/therapy aides assigned to assist with the program and volunteers. - Serves as a resource for all patients, staff, students and volunteers. - Provides feedback to the Manager of rehabilitation Services of each program regarding the presenters’ skills and abilities. - Works actively to develop new and improved programs including leisure based activities for patients of all programs. - Establishes ongoing coordination and communication with other s...