RECREATION LEADER REC THERAPY

DEPARTMENT: Therapeutic Recreation or Recreation Therapy

POSITION: Recreation Therapy Leader (Skilled and Rehab)

SUPERVISOR: Director of Recreation Therapy

Pay Rate - $16.00 - $17.00 per hour, commensurate with experience.

Duties:

• Ascertain initially, from the resident's/patient's attending physician and on and on-going basis from other appropriate professional staff which residents/patients are medically permitted to participate in the Therapeutic Recreation Program.
• Develop and prepare for each resident/patient a written plan for individual, group, and independent activities, in accordance with his/her needs, interests, and capabilities.
• Invite and encourage appropriate residents/patients to participate in daily programs per therapy schedule.
• Incorporate the Therapeutic Recreation plan into the resident/patient comprehensive plan of care.
• At least quarterly, or as needed, review with the resident/patient his/her Therapeutic Recreation Program participation and revise the plan as necessary.
• Coordinate the Therapeutic Recreation Program with resident's/patient's schedule of other services.
• Develop a monthly/weekly schedule calendar, based upon individual and group needs, interests, and capabilities (post where it is accessible to all residents).
• Implement programs for residents/patients as assigned.
• Plans, organizes, and implements a variety of leisure oriented group and individual activities; domestic, cultural, musical, social intellectual, recreational, and sensory stimulation.
• Provides a list of supplies and plans necessary for group implementation, in advance, to the Director of TR.
• Maintain resident/patient participation by visiting and stimulating conversation.
• Document resident's/patient's attendance daily.
• Completes progress notes on assigned case load per policy.
• Completes care plans on assigned case load per policy.
• See that the program area is clean and in good order before and after each program session.
• Able to effectively communicate with residents based on resident's current abilities.
• Assist residents/patients to rest room facilities when attending outside functions. May life of bear weight of up to 50 pounds when transferring residents/patients.
• Attend facility's in-service programs, department staff meetings, individual planning meetings with the TR Director, TR team meetings, care planning meetings, team conferences, and facility meetings as scheduled.
• Ability to be flexible and willing to work a varied schedule (holidays, evenings, weekends).
• Lift objects, including water mop buckets, household garbage bags, linens, laundry bags weighing up to 50lbs. - remove trash on assigned shift to dumpsters.
• Sweep, mop, and vacuum floors as needed.
• Assures continued wash/dry/accurate delivery of resident clothing to rooms during shift.
• Assist with meal prep as directed including menus, proper heating of food items, ability to serve proper consistency, cleaning tables, washing dishes after meals as directed.
• Perform duties according to the highest ethical and moral standards nd in adherence with the facility's corporate compliance plan and all applicable governing laws.
• Adheres to the facility's confidentiality statement in accessing and safeguarding protected health information (PHI) of residents and employees, as necessary to perform job duties.
• Maintain safe environment for residents in/out of facility.
• Perform any other duties as requested by the Supervisor, Director, Administrator, Executive Director.

• High School graduate.
• Associates Degree or higher, or in lieu may substitute appropriate specialized training in related field.
• Background in Recreation (Therapeutic Concentration preferred).
• Ability to plan and organize recreational therapy programs.
• Must have a sincere desire to work with the elderly and have an understanding of the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive needs of the elderly and developmentally disabled.
• Be able to plan, organize, and implement goal driven programs that are based on individual interests and needs.
• Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, enthusiasm, and be able to work with residents/patients based on their functioning status.
• Must have a valid New York State Driver's License.

Additional Information:

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Sitrin is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.