Recreational Therapy Assistant Lead

Location:

Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre (GSWB)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

No

Job Summary:

​Assists recreational supervisor with planning of therapeutic recreational activities. Coordinates and conducts therapeutic recreational activities. Provides an ongoing assessment of the patients' functional level in collaboration with occupational and physical therapy to conduct activities to provide the highest level of patient care and maximize patient functioning and satisfaction. Provides and leads year round activities and services for individuals. Ensures the very best patient/family experience by optimizing all customer interaction.

Job Duties:

• Leads activities year round with a focus on developing trust, community unity, support, and development  skills through appropriate therapeutic groups and individual sessions. 

• Leads the therapeutic recreation clinic and recreation room. 

• Assists with the development, review, and updates  of recreational policies and procedures to ensure compliance. 

• Completes charting requirements, reviewing recreational assessments on patients during treatment, and updating activities and programming schedule. 

• Develops and incorporates activity services into patient treatment plans. 

• Performs basic maintenance of recreation areas and equipment. 

• Completes maintenance work orders as necessary. 

• Assists with ordering and maintaining  inventory of all recreation equipment and supplies. 

• Inspects all equipment and facilities regularly to ensure safety. 

• Conducts staff orientation for new employees and students pertaining to Therapeutic recreation services. 

• Consults with medical and other relevant staff to determine patients' physical restrictions and participation level. 

• Consults and provides input as needed for performance of activity staff. 

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.

*Relevant experience may be a combination of related work experience and degree obtained (Associate’s Degree = 2 years; Bachelor’s Degree = 4 years).

Position Details:

Education:

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required), Associate's Degree- (Preferred)

Experience:

Minimum of 2 years-Relevant experience* (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Skills:

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. 

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.