Activities Director East Los Angeles

Job Description

The Activity Director assists in providing group and individual activities for patients/residents. Supports and assists with patient/resident activities which are multi-faceted and meet the patient’s/resident’s functional needs and interests.

• Assists with an individualized assessment to collect data to determine a course of action for treatment, which must be co-signed by Certified Rehab Therapist. Supports the treatment plan and the goals and objectives with treatment interventions to restore and improve function from the disability. Plans, leads, and engages the patient in structured therapeutic groups according to their treatment goals. Counsels and educates patients.
  
  Ensures documentation and outcomes are recorded for each group. Attends required milieu meetings.
• Supports and assists with evaluation of patient’s progress relative to the treatment plan, based on the changes in the interventions and patient responses. Reports changes in patient responses with treatment interventions that may affect the treatment plan.
• Assists with the development of a discharge plan, which must be co-signed by a Certified Rehab Therapist. Works collaboratively with the patient and significant others to continue treatment upon discharge. Facilitates mainstreaming the patient into the community with recommended resources.
• Ensures patient safety in all groups. Maintains accountability for equipment according to hospital policy to ensure patient safety. Ensures infection control and HIPAA compliance.
• Adheres to the Ethical Code of Conduct, providing patient services that are professional. Provides empathy, compassion, understanding, and support to patients. Demonstrates care appropriate for the age, cultural, religious, gender, or ethnic background. Engages in caring behaviors, taking conscious ownership for work and takes deliberate/thoughtful actions regarding how to best carry out interactions with the patient, families, physician, and co-workers.

Los Angeles Community Hospital

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Activity Coordinator Certificate
• AHA Basic Life Support
• Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English
• Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly changing environment
• Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees only)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in related fields such as, Art, Music, Dance, Psychology, Sociology, Kinesiology, Theater and Education from an accredited college or university
• One (1) year of previous recreation therapy experience in a psychiatric, acute care, or community setting
• Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families

Pay Rate:
Min - $19.10 l Max - $26.30

Los Angeles Community Hospital has been taking care of generations of east Los Angeles families. Having a strong presence in our community has been critical to our success since our inception, along with offering quality, compassionate healthcare accessible to everybody. Most of our doctors, nurses and other employees live in the community, creating a culture of neighbors taking care of neighbors.

We have changed with our community—both in the way we deliver medical care and by reaching beyond the walls of our hospital. We work closely with community members to help meet their most important needs. Our 130-bed, acute care hospital offers a wide range of medical programs and services, including cardiology, internal medicine and surgical services.

• Job Identification 6491
• Job Category Rehabilitation Services
• Posting Date 01/05/2026, 06:58 PM
• Degree Level High School Graduate
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Locations 4081 East Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90023, US
• Daily Hours 8
• Scheduled Hours Monday-Friday
• Union N
• Tuition Reimbursement $3,000
• Minimum Salary 19.10
• Maximum Salary 26.30
• Job Type Full-time regular
• Job Shift Day
• Department/Unit Cost Center 6560-Sub-Acute