Recreational Therapist Jefferson Moss-Magee (32 hours) Elkins Park
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Job Location:
Montgomery County, TN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Details
The Therapeutic Recreation Specialist provides leisure lifestyle and educational services to patients with cognitive physical social emotional and visual/perceptual deficits to improve skillsJob Description
In this role you will be responsible for:
The Therapeutic Recreation Specialist provides leisure lifestyle and educational services to patients with cognitive physical social emotional and visual/perceptual deficits to improve skills
Teach adaptive skills and assist in restoring function
Demonstrates ability and competency in treating patients that range in age from young adult to geriatric who may experience complex medical or mental health issues
Evaluates establishes goals based on evaluation findings and develops treatment interventions.
Implements and modifies as necessary treatment plan and goals as needed throughout course of treatment to ensure optimum outcomes.
The Recreation Therapist is expected to perform documentation of patient care including assessments progress notes encounters and consultations and other reports as needed.
Uses Recreation Therapy expertise for direct service delivery to patients. Acts as a subject matter expert to staff students and other healthcare professionals.
Serves as Recreation Therapy representative on interdisciplinary teams.
In consultation with patients their families and caregivers Recreation Therapist shall educate as required regarding treatment interventions and goals in addition to any consideration involving adaptations to better ensure optimal treatment outcomes.
Participates in the evaluation of equipment and supplies which affect their service delivery.
Fosters and maintains a safe treatment area.
Engage patients in functional community outings.
Promotes effective communication with all patients caregivers treatment team members staff and community partners.
Work Shift
Workday Day (United States of America)Worker Sub Type
RegularEmployee Entity
Albert Einstein Medical CenterPrimary Location Address
60 Township Line Road Elkins Park Pennsylvania United States of AmericaNationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
Benefits
Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Time Management
- Acute Care
- HTTPS
- Speech Therapy
- Assistive Technologies
- Autism Experience
- Pediatrics Experience
- Home Care
- Interpretation
- Patient Service Experience
- Phone Etiquette
About Company
At Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA, we are helping you to redefine what’s possible with innovative and tailored education opportunities.
