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Kimberly Louza

Queens,NY

Summary

Compassionate Activity Director with background in maintaining organization while planning and coordinating activities. Knowledgeable in evaluating residents' needs and conducting group activities to improve quality of life. First-rate interpersonal, organizational and persuasive skills.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Recreation Director

Downtown Brooklyn Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
Brooklyn, NY
03.2024 - Current
  • Planned various special events and created a monthly activity calendar to foster well-being and motivational activities for improving the quality of life for residents.
  • Responsible for preparing quarterly audits, ensuring department paperwork is concise, completed, and up to date.
  • Ensured that all documentation requirements were completed within the first 48 hours of admission for each resident.
  • Responsible for completing and supervising MDS assessments, care plans, and TR assessments.
  • Responsible for reporting to weekly interdisciplinary team meetings (Morning meetings, care plan meetings, and other meetings) as directed by the administrator.
  • Responsible for keeping a friendly rapport with families of residents, ensuring to stay updated on residents' participation status in activities.
  • Placed monthly food and supply orders within budget for the recreation department.
  • Prepared monthly staffing schedule for the recreation department.
  • Created a budget for recreation activities and monitored expenditures to ensure adherence.
  • Coordinated with other departments to facilitate the successful implementation of recreational activities.

Director of Recreation

Holliswood Center
Queens, NY
10.2022 - 01.2024
  • Planned a variety of engaging activity programs for all days of the week (including evenings, weekend and holidays)
  • Planned activities that are appropriate to the needs of the residents such as small and large group programs, individual pursuits, sensory activities, clubs, special interests, spiritual and religious activities, one to one activities…etc
  • Prepared a monthly calendar of activities that are posted in prominent areas and provided to every resident and/or family member
  • Prepared a monthly staffing schedule which included evening, weekend and holiday coverage
  • Ensured that all documentation requirements were met
  • (MDS, assessments, care plans)
  • Developed a system to record resident participation/attendance
  • Participated in morning meetings, department head meetings, care plan meetings, and any other meeting as directed by the facility administrator
  • Ordered appropriate supplies and equipment for the department monthly
  • Planned a monthly resident council and acted as the staff liaison for the resident council president and other resident executive committee members
  • Responsible for taking meeting minutes and ensuring all resident concerns are addressed
  • Organized and coordinated special community outings with resident interests in mind
  • Arranged for regular entertainment, parties, seasonal programs, and special events
  • Planned and coordinated staff events
  • Ensured that the facility is appropriately decorated as per the holiday or season
  • Supervised the volunteer program for the facility
  • Responsible for maintaining facility social media
  • Adhered to all facility, corporate and DOH policies

Recreation Therapist Supervisor

NYS Veterans' Home
St. Alban's, NY
04.2022 - 10.2022
  • Worked in conjunction with recreation director in order to develop monthly activity calendar and weekly staffing schedule
  • Responsible for overseeing completion of initial, quarterly, readmission and annual assessments for new and current residents
  • Responsible for attending meetings as a part of interdisciplinary team as directed by recreation director
  • Responsible for assisting with decorating facility for special events and holidays
  • Responsible for creating and facilitating programs that are both enjoyable and therapeutic to residents in facility
  • Responsible for working collaboratively with interdisciplinary team on comprehensive care plans for each resident
  • Responsible for completing therapeutic recreation section in MDS and creating care plans for each resident
  • Assessed, programmed, implemented and evaluated activity-based treatment plans for all residents

Recreation Therapist

Briarcliff Manor Center for Nursing and Rehab
Briarcliff Manor, NY
12.2020 - 03.2022
  • Responsible for facilitating therapeutic programs that are both beneficial and enjoyable for residents
  • Responsible for completing initial, quarterly, readmission and annual assessments for new and current residents
  • Responsible for assisting with decorating facility for special events and holidays
  • Responsible for assisting in creating a monthly facility newsletter and recreation calendar
  • Responsible for completing initial, quarterly and annual assessments for residents
  • Responsible for completing therapeutic recreation section in MDS and creating care plans for each resident using Sigma Care
  • Responsible for working collaboratively with other team members

Education

Bachelor's of Science - Therapeutic Recreation

CUNY Lehman College
Bronx, NY
12.2021

Skills

  • Sigma Care/PCC
  • Creativity
  • Conflict resolution
  • Leadership
  • Interpersonal
  • Effective Problem Analysis
  • Volunteer Recruitment
  • Team Management
  • Activity Organization

Certification

CTRS, NCTRC, 05/01/22, 06/01/27

Timeline

Recreation Director

Downtown Brooklyn Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
03.2024 - Current

Director of Recreation

Holliswood Center
10.2022 - 01.2024

Recreation Therapist Supervisor

NYS Veterans' Home
04.2022 - 10.2022

Recreation Therapist

Briarcliff Manor Center for Nursing and Rehab
12.2020 - 03.2022

CTRS, NCTRC, 05/01/22, 06/01/27

Bachelor's of Science - Therapeutic Recreation

CUNY Lehman College
Kimberly Louza