Recreational Therapy Assistant

Geisinger; Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits from day one

Dental and vision coverage

Job summary

Geisinger Wilkes-Barre is seeking a Recreation Therapist support role to plan, implement, and adapt activities for participants to ensure positive experiences in both group and individual settings.

The position requires collaboration with the Recreation Therapist, providing assistance with program calendars, attendance, and progress notes in a clinical environment. A High School Diploma or GED and at least 2 years of related experience are required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of 2 years related work experience required.
• Strong communication, patient safety, patient rights, and therapeutic treatment skills required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct, and lead therapeutic activities for participants in groups or individually.
• Adapt activities to ensure individual participants succeed in programs.
• Document daily attendance and note progress or decline in participation.

Skills

Communication

Patient Safety

Patients Rights

Therapeutic Treatment

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Location

Location: LIFE Geisinger Wilkes-Barre Shift: Days (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Regular Exemption Status: No

Job Summary

Works under the direction and supervision of Recreation Therapist to create, implement, lead and adapt activities to ensure participants have a positive experience in group and individual activities.

Job Duties

Works in conjunction with the Recreation Therapist in planning, organizing, directing, and leading therapeutic activities for participants in large and small groups. Adapts activities to ensure that individual participants are successful in programs. Assists in the development of monthly activities calendar and daily activities schedule, ensuring schedule is posted. Documents daily attendance and notes progress and decline in program involvement by participants. Assists with the purchase, organization, and storage of recreational supplies. Maintains inventory and distribution of participant name tags with tags coded with information regarding level of assistance and support potential for wander, and dietary restrictions needed by participant. Collaborates with Personal Care Assistants assigned to activities and assists with personal care needs as needed to promote the safety and comfort of participants. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details

• Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years-Related work experience (Required)
• Certification(s) and License(s):
• Skills: Communication, Patient Safety, Patients Rights, Therapeutic Treatment

Our Purpose & Values

• Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

Benefits

• We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.
• We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and benefits for domestic partners.

Equal Opportunity & Diversity

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

* Does not qualify for J-1 waiver.

We are an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

Company Information

Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes nine hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and benefits for domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.