Therapy Aide, Recreational

CalOptima Health•Garden Grove, CA

21d•Onsite

About The Position

We are a mission driven community-based organization that serves member health with excellence and dignity, respecting the value and needs of each person. If you are ready to advance your career while making a difference, we encourage you to review and apply today and help us build healthier communities for all. We are hoping you will join us as a Therapy Aide, Recreational and help shape the future of healthcare where you’ll be an integral part of our PACE- Clinic team, helping to strive for excellence while we serve our member health with dignity, respecting the value and needs of each of our members through collaboration with our providers, community partners and local stakeholders. This position has been approved to be Full Office. If telework is approved, you are required to work within the State of California only and if Partial Telework, also come in to the Main Office in Orange, CA, at least two (2) days per week minimum. Under the direct supervision of the Supervisor Day Center (PACE) and working under the guidance of the Activity Coordinator, the Therapy Aide (Recreational) will provide therapeutic and recreational support services to CalOptima Health’s Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) participants in the day health center. Additionally, you will perform other activities and tasks as assigned. Together, we are building a stronger, more equitable health system.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent PLUS 1 year of experience with the frail or elderly population within the last 3 years required, preferably in a social or recreational program setting; an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the position such as those listed above may also be qualifying.
1 year of experience with people with dementia required.
CPR and First-Aid Certification required or must be obtained within six (6) months of the date of hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy or related field.
Experience in event planning or activity coordination.
Experience designing engaging activities for diverse groups with different interests and abilities
Bilingual in English and in one of CalOptima Health's defined threshold languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese).

Responsibilities

Participates in a mission-driven culture of high-quality performance, with a member focus on customer service, consistency, dignity and accountability.
Assists the team in carrying out department responsibilities and collaborates with others to support short- and long-term goals/priorities for the department.
Assists in the coordination of the day center’s social programming and activities, communicates current events and PACE organizational issues to participants in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner.
Facilitates recreational programming in accordance with individual treatment plans and participates in social and recreational activities with participants.
Supports with coordinating and facilitating participant outings, special events and activity ideas and collaborates with other departments.
Supports supervision of the participant’s level of engagement and involvement and provides feedback to the Activity Coordinator; documents activity services provided (e.g., charge tickets).
Reports observed changes in the participant’s conditions to the supervisor and other Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) members as appropriate.
Maintains and ensures activity supplies are consistently available for participant use.
Demonstrates safe practices with participants utilizing proper body mechanics as needed and complies with universal precautions.
Assists with care plan assessments as needed.
Completes other projects and duties as assigned.