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Recreation Therapist

St John Neuman Center for Rehab and Healthcare
place Philadelphia, 19019
local_atm $39.5K - $48K a year
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Full Time
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Aging
Individuals
Racial Justice Allied
Milieu
Private Practice

About Job

St. John Neumann Center is a 226 bed, skilled nursing facility, offering rehabilitation and long term healthcare services. Our mission is to enhance the lives of our residents by providing excellent care and services with skill and compassion. Especially at this time, the Recreational Activities team is focused on providing residents with a variety of quality activities to keep their mind, body and spirit engaged.

We have a FT TR Aide opportunity for someone with the experience in planning, organizing and leading activity programs for older adults with compassion and patience.

Responsibilities Include:
Coordinate recreation-based medical treatment programs for people with disabilities, injuries, or illnesses.
Encouraging social communication through group recreation.
Visits non-ambulatory residents and nonparticipants to provide socialization and appropriate recreational services.
Documents resident attendance and participation level at programs into PointClickCare;
Assists with maintaining department supplies at appropriate inventory levels and in an organized manner.
Assists with transporting residents to and from programs.
Interacts with residents, their families and visitors to ensure that residents and families receive the highest quality service through recreational activities; listens to and utilizes their feedback to enhance programming.

May be required to work rotating shifts, holidays, weekends, as facility needs require.

Qualifications include:

Need a bachelor’s degree
Experience in leading group and individual activities within a long term care facility, adult day program or similar environment.

Excellent interpersonal and organization skills as well as the focus and work ethic to complete assignments on time, independently and/or as part of the team.

Proficiency using PointClickCare or other Healthcare Information system as well as Microsoft Office applications such as PowerPoint and Publisher.

Recreation Therapist Certification is a plus as is experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant.

Benefits include Paid time off, health, dental, vision insurance

Professional Field

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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Issues

Aging

Age Groups

Adults
Elderly (65+)

Therapeutic Approach

Modalities

Individuals

Practice Specifics

Populations

Racial Justice Allied

Settings

Milieu
Private Practice
Residential Treatment Facilities (RTC)
Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities
Home Health/In-home