Recreational Therapist - PACE (West Seattle)

Providence Health & Services; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence PACE in West Seattle, WA is hiring a Recreational Therapist to lead therapeutic social and recreational activities for elderly participants. The role involves conducting assessments, designing individual and group activities, and coordinating documentation, with supervision of volunteers.

Schedule is Mon-Fri, day shift. Providence PACE emphasizes a mission to empower elders to live active, independent lives, with comprehensive benefits and a collaborative interdisciplinary care

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Recreation Therapy required.
• BLS certification within 30 days of hire.
• Washington Recreational Therapist Registration required.
• National Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (NCTRS) required.

Responsibilities

• Provide a variety of therapeutic social, recreational and diversional events for participants.
• Conduct individual assessments to identify participants' interests and needs.
• Develop and implement a variety of individual and group activities.
• Coordinate recreation documentation for assigned group and assist with training and supervising volunteers.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Recreation Therapy

Washington Recreational Therapist Registration

National Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist - National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification

National Provider BLS - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire

Job description

Description

Recreational Therapist at Providence PACE in the West Seattle, WA area.

Schedule:

Mon-Fri, Day shift

Job Description:

The Recreational Therapist provides a variety of therapeutic social, recreational and diversional events for participants. Conducts individual assessment to identify the participants' individual interests/needs. Develops and implements an appropriate variety of individual and group activities. Participates in interdisciplinary care planning. Coordinates the recreation documentation for her/his assigned group of participants. Assists with training and supervising assigned volunteers.

Providence PACE is a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly that strives to keep older adults as healthy as possible through clinics, home visits and more. Join our team to help empower elders in your community to live active, independent lives.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Recreation Therapy


• National Provider BLS - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire


• Washington Recreational Therapist Registration upon hire.


• National Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist - National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification upon hire

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years providing recreation with the elderly or disabled

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of \"Know me, care for me, ease my way.\" Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Requsition ID: 450857

Company: Providence Jobs

Job Category: Rehabilitation

Job Function: Clinical Care

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Clinical Professional

Department: 3303 PACE WA WEST SEATTLE

Address: WA Seattle 4515 Martin Luther King Way S

Work Location: Providence PACE Seattle-Seattle

Workplace Type: On-site

Pay Range: $29.62 - $45.31

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.