Activities Coordinator PACE (Dyer-1.0)

Dyer Health Center South

2150 Gettler St Dyer, Indiana 46311

At Franciscan our PACE program vision is to provide individualized and joyful care through exemplary teamwork serving as many seniors as possible with the best quality-of-life in their communities. PACE offers seniors and their families the care, nutrition, rehabilitation, transportation, and supportive services they need to remain healthy so that they can live in their own home. In this role our PACE Activities Coordinator II (AC II) is responsible for the evaluation, planning, implementation, and documentation of the overall adult day health activities of the PACE Adult Day Health Center.
 
WHO WE ARE
Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.
 
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• Practice Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• No Weekends, Evenings, or Holidays
• Offer direction to roles and other supportive personnel contributing to delivery of enrichment activities.
• Support onboarding/precepting of new coworkers and assist leadership in organizational development program efforts.
• Design, coordinate, and dynamically adjust a schedule of enrichment activities for a participant population with diverse social, emotional, and physical abilities.
• Build within the Adult Day Health Center a sense of community and a warm social atmosphere that participants can identify as a support system
• Plan and develop group programming and individual care plans with measurable outcomes, based on assessment data.
• Think critically as a CMS-required member in routine all care plan meetings and IDT meetings to participate in care authorization, serves as directed on committee and referral meetings.
• Utilize wheelchair, van, or other company vehicle to drive participants to/from home or community locations.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma/GED - Required
• Associate's Degree- Health Care Related Field- Preferred
• Certified Activities Director (ADC) License- Within 90 Days of Hire-Required

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)- American Heart Association- Required

• 1 Year Working with Elderly and Frail Population Experience - Required
• 3 Years Experience in Social or Recreational Programming- Preferred

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.