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6 days ago
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gouverneur is a 295-bed Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating located in Manhattan's Lower East Side neighborhood. Our facility offers enhanced, cutting-edge healthcare services in a state-of-the-art space. We provide 24-hour care for individuals in need of sub-acute care, long-term care, or hospice care, which includes services like physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech, and vocational rehabilitation.
About Our FacilityGouverneur is an academic affiliate of NYU School of Medicine and Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine. We have received high-performance ratings for Long-term Care and Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report's Best Nursing Homes in America 2024. Our mission is to deliver high-quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.
Job SummaryThis position encompasses professional and/or supervisory work in the operation of an activity therapy department providing medical/psychiatric recreational therapeutic services, in conjunction with other members of the treatment team.
Key Responsibilities- Plans, organizes, and implements Therapeutic Recreation programs based on the assessed need and interest of patient/resident on assigned units, reflective of culture, leisure history, current interest, and present abilities/limitations.
- Assesses the problems, needs, and interests of every patient/resident and completes assessments on assigned units upon admission and annually.
- Develops treatment plans for every patient/resident based on assessment.
- Conducts age-appropriate, Therapeutic Recreation programs on assigned units addressing needs and interest of patient/residents.
- Documents patients/residents progress in charts on a quarterly basis or as needed in progress notes & care plans.
- Develops, implements a monthly schedule of therapeutic and leisure programs on assigned units and centrally.
- Submits monthly food, funding, and other needs for unit trips, unit birthday parties, etc. Coordinates and/or assists in the planning and implementation of special events.
- Attends departmental meetings and in-services, may be asked to conduct training sessions.
- Assists in the planning and implementation of special events, trips, unit birthday parties, etc.
- Maintains monthly bulletin board and calendars reflecting available therapeutic and leisure activities.
- Maintains and orders supplies and equipment necessary for TR programs.
- Maintains and submits on a timely basis, program participation statistics for unit/central programs and special events.
- Submits all required departmental requests, e.g., video requests, out-trip referrals, and requests, staff statistic forms, etc. on a timely basis.
- Conducts recreation programs either on assigned units or centrally on a daily basis, including evenings and weekends.
- May provide supervision and evaluation to Activity Therapists, Student Interns, or volunteers assigned to assist in their programs.
- Participates in interdisciplinary Care Plan meetings or Committee involving direct patient care, completing necessary documentation, e.g., MOS 2.0 or CCP's, etc.
- May assist in Performance improvement Activities.
- May be asked to contribute to the development of policies, procedures, and protocols for the Department through committee work chaired by a Manager or Activity Therapist III.
- Follows all facility P & P for safety management, pain management, and infection control.
- Participates in interdisciplinary meetings.
- May supervise college interns pursuing future credentials.
- Follows facility policy regarding GroupWise e-mail account. Checks account daily.
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