Activity Therapist
4 days ago
NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter is a state-of-the-art facility with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating, equipped with 164-bed Skilled Nursing Facility and 201-bed Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) based in Harlem.
Carter excels at providing quality medical, sub-acute, rehabilitative and long-term specialty services for individuals in need of medically-complex care like ventilator weaning.
Our team takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies our ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnership.
We are proud to be ranked #6 in Newsweek's Best Nursing Homes in New York 2024 and received a high-performance rating for Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report's Best Nursing Homes in America 2024.
Job Summary:We are seeking an experienced Activity Therapist to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, organizing and implementing Therapeutic Recreation age appropriate programs based on the assessed needs and interests of patient/residents on assigned units.
Key Responsibilities:- Plan, organize and implement Therapeutic Recreation age appropriate programs based on the assessed needs and interests of patient/residents on assigned units.
- Escort residents to and from off unit special events and centralized weekly programs.
- Maintain daily attendance records of scheduled activities on assigned unit and off unit central locations (Activity Pro Software).
- Assignments may include supervising other staff personnel, Student Interns, and/or volunteers.
- Completes all clinical documentation according to departmental policies and procedures, identifying the needs and interest of every patient/resident on assigned units and when assigned coverage of units in the absence of other TR staff.
- Attends and may conduct centralized and Departmental In- Services meetings.
- Initiates, plans and coordinates special projects, events and Birthday Parties etc. Breakdown and cleanup after events have taken place.
- Organizes and implements community trips.
- Responsible for maintenance and posting of daily unit activity schedule, monthly central calendars on assigned unit and at resident's bedside reflecting available therapeutic and leisure activities, including age appropriate, seasonal decorations.
- Responsible for ordering and maintaining adequate program supplies and equipment, taking into consideration the age appropriateness of such materials.
- Maintains and submits on a timely basis resident program participation statistics for unit/central programs and special events (Activity Pro Software).
- Submits all required departmental request, e.g., Audio-visual equipment requests, community trip referral and request, birthday parties, individual resident calendar, etc. on a timely basis.
- May supervise Activity Therapist II, Activity Therapist I, Community Liaison and Rehabilitation Technicians and Volunteers.
- Represent TR Services during Interdisciplinary Care Plan meetings and Patient Committees, completing necessary documentation (ex. MDS 3.0 and/or Care Plans, Progress Notes in the EMR).
- Provide coverage in the absence of co-workers.
- Assist in Performance Improvement Activities.
- Follow all facility P & P for safety management, pain management and infection control.
- Endorses any medical condition to peers as per Departmental Endorsement Policy.
- May supervise college interns pursuing future credentials.
- Assist management in special task/programs as assigned.
- May represent department at interdisciplinary meetings or programs. Maybe assigned educational role during TR week or outside organizations.
- Follow facility policy regarding Outlook e-mail account and Cisco Phone. Check account daily.
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 18 credits in recreation, physical education, dance, fine arts, applied arts (including therapy) and 12 credits in psychology, social psychology, group work, group dynamics and/or related field; or
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and one year of full-time experience in planning, coordinating and supervising a recreation activities program in a hospital, health care or related facility; or
- A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However, all candidates must possess a baccalaureate degree.
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
- Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
- Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
- Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
- College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
- Multiple employee discounts programs
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