Clinical Therapist II - Temporary, Part-time at Fitzsimons Veterans Community Living Center - Aurora
About The Position
Colorado Veterans Community Living Center (VCLC) at Fitzsimons is a beautiful 180-bed, skilled nursing facility serving Colorado's veterans. We strive to honor and respect those in our community through companionship and person-centered care while providing a comfortable and safe place to live. At Fitzsimons, we provide long-term care, short-term rehab, and have a secured memory care neighborhood, and are conveniently located on the medical campus with UC Hospital and the Aurora VA Medical Center. Fitzsimons celebrates a low 14% staff turnover rate and substantial longevity among staff. The purpose of this position is to enable individuals to enhance their lives utilizing leisure and recreational skills. This is done through assisting individuals to identify their leisure values, attitudes, needs, and goals. To keep the residents functioning at the highest level possible in all dimensions of life, cultural, educational, physical, psychological, social, and spiritual. Leisure and recreational pursuits promote independence and provide opportunities for socialization. Recreational interests are important to their physical health and provide opportunities for residents to make a contribution to others and eliminate boredom. The recreational calendar also provides multiple opportunities to make choices.
Requirements
- Five (5) years of experience working with seniors/memory care, and/or in a long-term care setting
- A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position equal to five (5) years. (i.e. Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Recreation, Social Work, Art Therapy, Music Therapy, or a closely related field of study AND one year of experience).
Nice To Haves
- 5+ years experience in memory care, long-term care, and/or assisted living care center
- Experience facilitating or assisting with programming for seniors (or any population) with recreational activities.
- Experience in art therapy and/or music therapy
- Experience in documentation, charting, and writing skills, experience in those areas and/or facilitation
- Experience with electronic medical records
Responsibilities
- Plans, facilitates, and evaluates a diversified program of recreation and leisure that is designed to met the interests and needs of each individual resident and/or neighborhood
- Develops calendar with assistance from staff
- Ensure programs include: cognitive stimulation, cultural, social, educational, recreation, physical, spiritual, psychological, and creative endeavors
- Provide 1:1 visits with residents per care plan
- Completes daily documentation for resident participation
- Conduct and assist with outings
- Complete initial assessments, quarterly/annual reviews, write/review care plans, and complete MDS
- Coordinate services for programs with dietary and/or housekeeping
- Secure coordinating supplies for programs
- Other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
