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Director of Resident Programs and Lifestyle Service, prov.
Description of Duties
This is an administrative position at Monroe Community Hospital responsible for the provision of resident programs and lifestyle enhancement/quality of life services for residents of the facility, including Resident Programs, Volunteers, Customer Services, Pastoral Care and other departments and services as appropriate. Responsibilities also include recruitment of staff, training and supervision, monitoring programs and budget preparation. Employee reports directly to and works under the general supervision of the Assistant Director of Patient Services and is responsible for the supervision of subordinate staff. Does related work as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma, plus EITHER:
(A) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor's degree plus five (5) years of full-time or its part-time equivalent administrative** experience in a long-term care residential health facility, including two (2) years directly supervising employees; OR,
(B) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master's degree plus three (3) years of full-time or its part-time equivalent experience as mentioned in (A) above including two (2) years directly supervising employees; OR,
(C) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B) above.
**administrative experience is defined as responsible direction and control of an identifiable organizational unit or program; in addition to the supervision of work groups, an administrator is involved in planning, resource allocation, program evaluation and policy formulation. Experience performing specialized functions or "staff activities" such as budgeting, finance, administrative analysis or personnel which do not involve overall responsibilities as explained in the preceding sentence is NOT considered administrative experience.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must meet one of the following at time of appointment according to Section 415.5 of the New York State Nursing Homes-Minimum Standards:
1. Must be a qualified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist who is eligible for certification as a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist by a recognized accrediting body on or after August 1, 1989; or
2. Must have two (2) years of experience in an age-appropriate social or recreational program within the last five (5) years, one of which was full-time in a patient or resident activities program in a health care setting; or,
3. Must be a qualified Occupational Therapist or Occupational Therapy Assistant.***
***must be a New York State licensed Occupational Therapist or New York State certified Occupational Therapy Assistant at time of appointment when employed in Monroe County.
If you are appointed, you will be required to have a valid license to operate a motor vehicle and be eligible for a Class *C* Commercial Driver's License (CDL) in New York State.
