Lifestyle and Leisure Director at Lakewood Memory Care

• May 2019 - Present

Recreation Specialist Supervisor

• Jan 2017 - Apr 2019

• Follow Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) regulations to administer recreation assessments • Analyze data from recreation assessments to develop patient centered care plans; adapt programs according to patient need, strengths, or disability • Oversee a team of four, including recreation assistants and recreation specialists • Develop a monthly recreation calendar with educational, physical, and social programming • Conduct the interdisciplinary daily morning meetings • Facilitate purposeful and goal oriented activities encouraging lifestyle enrichment and physical health • Supervise therapeutic recreation interns and students • Utilize and train other staff in the use of technical programs including an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system and a variety of MS Office tools including Word templates and formula-based Excel spreadsheets

Resident Program Coordinator

• May 2015 - Dec 2017

• Personally developed a variety of activity programs designed to meet the physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual needs of residents • Managed the Activity Calendar and ensured the successful and timely execution of a daily program of activities specifically tailored to the physical and schedule needs of a variety of residents. • Maintained state and federal regulations concerning assessment and documentation in an EMR data base • Engaged residents in purposeful goal oriented programs to enhance and maintain quality of life • Contributed to care plan meetings with interdisciplinary team members to ensure overall health and wellness of residents

Behavioral Counselor

• Dec 2014 - Jun 2015

• Created integrated behavior support plans based on the clients’ strengths, target behaviors, and mental health diagnoses • Trained guardians and team members to establish consistent implementation of behavior solution oriented support plans • Provided monthly team updates, analysis of behavior tracking, and continual positive behavior recommendations • Created integrated behavior support plans based on the clients’ strengths, target behaviors, and mental health diagnoses • Trained guardians and team members to establish consistent implementation of behavior solution oriented support plans • Provided monthly team updates, analysis of behavior tracking, and continual positive behavior recommendations