RECREATION THERAPIST

Tuesday to Saturday – 8 am to 4:40 pm

Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home is a not-for-profit, short-term rehabilitation/long-term care facility, located in Jamaica, New York on the campus of Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. We are a CMS five star rated facility and ranked in the 1st Quintile for Quality. Our facility is in need of a motivated individual to join our dynamic team as a Recreation Therapist. This position is a temporary position anticipated to last approximately 2 months.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Documentation, planning, organizing, facilitation and promoting Therapeutic Recreation and treatment programs.
• The ability to discern the needs and behaviors of sub-acute/ rehab patients.
• Able to addresses/accommodate the age-specific physical, psychosocial and emotional changes in residents when planning programs and/or delivering care appropriately, as they differ from those of the elderly.
• Demonstrates ability to originate new and unique programs.
• Capable of transporting residents to and from recreation areas.
• Demonstrates good time management skills.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Therapeutic Recreation Therapy or the equivalent plus a minimum of two years therapeutic therapy experience is required.
• Ability to work collaboratively with physicians and other healthcare providers.
• Must have strong interpersonal communications and human relation skills.
• Experience in medical chart documentation including assessments, care planning, MDS and progress notes / Sigmacare a plus!
• Minimum of one (1) year current/recent experience working with a frail, medically fragile or elderly populations.

SALARY: $27.57/hr. - $33.39/hr

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $27.57 - $33.39 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person