Wellness Coordinator FT in Chesterfield, Virginia at Chesterfield County Health Center

If Caring is at your Core, You Belong At Lucy Corr!

At Lucy Corr, exceptional caring is not just what we do – it’s at the core of who we are. We are looking to grow our team with one Full-time and one Weekend Activities professional who shares our passion for creating the best experience for our residents.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for assisting in the developing, coordinating and implementing of recreational therapy programs/activities for residents with physical and cognitive deficits including Dementia.
• Leads activities that meet the physical, spiritual, cognitive, and psychosocial needs of the residents. Promotes and facilitates activities and interactions that provide encouragement for residents, families, and unit staff.
• Provides strong partnership and guidance to Certified Nursing Assistants, volunteers and community groups within the activity setting. Actively assists in any necessary functions required to meet resident needs.
• Conducts and/or assists in the development of accurate initial resident assessments for individual activity needs and preferences. This assessment should define resident’s interests with the goal of enhancing his/her sense of well-being, self-esteem, pleasure, comfort, education, creativity, success and independence.
• Timely and accurately completes or assists in the completion of computerized MDS assessments on admission, quarterly, annually and when there is a significant change.
• Effectively develops and documents individualized care plans addressing problems/strengths, goal and approaches for each resident.
• Appropriately documents residents’ monthly activity participation.
• Actively participates in interdisciplinary resident care planning conferences.
• Effectively evaluates activity effectiveness and resident’s responses in meeting individualized goals.
• Efficiently uses appropriate software to create activity calendars and distributes to residents, family and staff.
• Enthusiastically aids the Restorative Nursing Assistants through activity programming such as exercise (ROM), grooming (makeup classes, manicures), etc.
• Enthusiastically assists nursing and dining staff with special events and the fine dining program to include: set-up, decorations, special event menu planning.
• Encouragingly, assists residents at mealtimes to include tray set-up, food preparation and feeding; and appropriately applies knowledge of diets, adaptive needs and swallowing limitations.
• Safely operates LC vehicles to transport residents to and from planned activities in greater community.
• Actively advocates Resident Rights and promotes dignity and self-esteem for each resident in a caring and cooperate manner.
• Attends and participates in neighborhood and department staff meetings, designated committee meetings, resident care conferences, family meetings and others as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Must work one weekend per month.

For more than 50 years, we have been committed to creating a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive environment for every employee, resident, and guest. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion are present in every operational aspect of our loving not-for-profit continuing care facility and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Lucy Corr is a Drug-free/Smoke-free Workplace.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of principles and techniques of individual and group activities and programming in a long-term care environment as well as characteristics of the resident population
• Skilled in assessing strengths and needs of the resident population for recreational interests, and social stimulation
• Ability to work independently and accomplish objectives of program
• Skilled in use of: Microsoft Word, Excel and Publisher or be willing to obtain such skills
• Possess a good driving record and demonstrate safe driving skills. Must complete or be willing to complete county safe driving course
• Must have experience and/or education with dementia care

Minimum Education and Experience

• High school diploma required; Associate degree in Recreation Health Care preferred
• Must have at least one (1) year of MDS documentation, care planning, and conducting assessments
• Must have at least six (6) months of program activity planning and implementation, preferably in a health care setting
• Experience working in a health care setting with the dementia population; or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• Dementia care certification a plus