Recreational Therapist - PACE Pathways
About The Position
Immanuel Pathways PACE® is seeking a Recreational Therapist to work at Pathways Omaha. The overall purpose of this job is to provide recreation therapy to residents. The primary responsibilities of this job include assessing for resident leisure interests, abilities and skills, life history, planning adaptations and support techniques to help residents achieve their recreation, leisure, and social engagement needs, implementation of therapeutic programming, and documentation and evaluation of services provided. This position is also responsible for communicating with resident’s family members and coordinating special events with other departments.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Recreation Therapy or related field required
- Experience in therapeutic recreation in an internship, field experience, volunteering, and or work with older adults or special needs populations.
- For those working in the state of Nebraska, Completion of Nebraska-certified “Activity Coordinator” course or certified therapeutic recreation specialist within 6 months of hire.
- For those working in the state of Iowa, must be a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist or willing to obtain the CTRS within 6 months of hire.
- Must have medical clearance for communicable diseases and up-to-date immunizations before having direct participant contact.
- Must have a valid driver’s license, proof of insurance and have means of transportation.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Nice To Haves
- Education or training in geriatrics, including dementia, preferred.
- Equivalent years of education may substitute for experience requirement.
Responsibilities
- Assessing for resident leisure interests, abilities and skills, life history
- Planning adaptations and support techniques to help residents achieve their recreation, leisure, and social engagement needs
- Implementation of therapeutic programming
- Documentation and evaluation of services provided
- Communicating with resident’s family members
- Coordinating special events with other departments
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Employer Paid Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off - accruing from day one of employment
- Floating Holidays
- Paid Holidays
- 8 hours of Volunteer Time Off per year
- 401K with employer match
- Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program
- Advancement opportunities (as appropriate)
- Education Assistance Program – we invest up to $5,250 per year for education assistance paid up front
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
