Activity Therapist - LII

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 51,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals is seeking an Activity Therapist - LII for its nursing facility in Brooklyn. The role involves creating and implementing therapeutic recreation programs to enhance patients' well-being through various interventions. Suitable candidates should have relevant educational qualifications and experience in a healthcare setting.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Retirement Savings and Pension Plans

Loan Forgiveness Programs

Paid Holidays and Vacation

College tuition discounts

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Degree in Recreation, Physical Education or related; 1-year experience in health care setting.
• CTRS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement therapeutic recreation programs for patients.
• Conduct assessments to evaluate emotional and physical functioning.
• Develop treatment goals based on assessments.

Skills

Therapeutic recreation

Coping skills

Behavioral change

Education

Baccalaureate Degree with 18 credits in Recreation or related fields

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Base pay range

$51,590.00/yr - $80,299.00/yr

Marketing Statement

NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney is a 320-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating located in central Brooklyn. McKinney provides exceptional short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing services in a warm and comfortable setting. McKinney residents have 24-hour access to expert care and specialty services including Parkinson’s and Dementia Care, Hospice and Palliative care, IV therapy, wound and tracheostomy care.

From more than 600 Nursing Homes, McKinney ranks Top 30 in Newsweek’s Best Nursing Homes in New York 2024; and also 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.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, 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 Description

• Establishes and implements a balanced, comprehensive therapeutic recreation program consisting of groups and individual sessions that utilize principles and practices of recreation therapy.
• Conducts individual assessments of patients’ strengths and weaknesses to evaluate emotional, social, cognitive, physical, spiritual functioning through recreation therapy.
• Develops treatment goals and objectives based on initial and ongoing assessments to improve functioning through recreation therapy.
• Implements interventions through art, music, dance, exercise, writing, games, socials, and other modalities to facilitate the patient’s attainment of treatment plan goals.
• Directs learning experiences to teach coping skills, influence behavioral changes, and improve patient insight.
• Lead group therapy and other discussion groups.
• Evaluates daily functioning of programs.
• Adapts programs and interventions to meet the functioning level of patients.
• Participates as an active member of the interdisciplinary team by attending meetings.
• Write progress notes on patient’s behavior and responses to interventions.
• May develop and conduct in-service training.
• Maintains functional operational level of equipment, supplies, and work areas.
• Works weekends, holidays and various tours if needed.
• Attends department meetings, Interdisciplinary care plan meetings and mandated in-services.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• A Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited collage, including or supplemented by eighteen credits required in Recreation, Physical Education, dance, Social Psychology, Sociology, and one-year experience as a recreational therapist in a hospital or health care setting or related field; or,
• A Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited collage and eighteen months of experience as a Recreational Activity Therapist in a hospital and / or heath care setting or related field.
• CTRS Preferred
  
  

Department Preferences

How To Apply

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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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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