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Recreational Therapist I - CONTINUOUSCommonwealth of Massachusetts • Chelsea, Massachusetts
Recreational Therapist I - CONTINUOUS

Recreational Therapist I - CONTINUOUS

Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Chelsea, Massachusetts
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Description

The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea, a state operated agency offering long-term care and independent living for veterans, seeks individuals to support recreational programming tailored to residents’ diverse needs. This role involves encouraging resident participation in individual or group activities, planning and overseeing events such as bingo, musical entertainment, movies, and reminiscence groups, and providing one-on-one interaction at bedside, in units, or outdoors. Responsibilities also include procuring supplies, managing attendance and expenditure records, and collaborating with family members, veterans, civic organizations, and volunteers to enhance activity programs.

DETAILED STATEMENT OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Motivates residents to participate in recreation activities for those functioning at various levels of impairment.
  • Maintains attendance records of patient participation in activities.
  • Assists with planning, organizing and running daily activities; supervises group activities, such as bingo, musical entertainment, movies, reminiscence groups.
  • Provides 1-1 visits to clients at bedside, in unit, as well as outdoors.
  • Assists with purchasing of activity supplies, decorations and paper goods and other supplies as needed.
  • Works with family members, veterans, and civic organizations at various recreation activities.
  • Assists with record keeping and accounting of activity expenditures.
  • Reports and discusses observations of patient participation in activities to supervisor as part of interdisciplinary process.
  • Maintains CPR certification.
  • Transports patients to activities while promoting a safe environment.
  • Performs related duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED AT HIRE:

  • Ability to work with adult and geriatric veteran population.
  • Knowledge of regulations, policies and procedures related to activity programs.
  • Ability to work with volunteers, veterans and civic organizations and those assigned to resident detail.

QUALIFICATIONS ACQUIRED ON JOB:

  • Ability to assist supervisor to coordinate programs in order to enlist and provide sponsors, volunteers.
  • Ability to train, direct and supervise volunteers.
  • Ability to prepare activity reports, log patient participation and expenditures, and distribute flyers and memos as needed.
  • Ability to discuss and evaluate patient performance.
  • Knowledge of regulations, policies and procedures related to activity programs.
  • Gains skill in working with adult and geriatric population in long term care setting

COVID Vaccine: As a condition of employment, depending on job assignment and location, employees may be required to have received COVID-19 vaccination and/or other vaccinations, or to have been approved for a vaccination exemption prior to their start date. Details relating to demonstrating compliance with this requirement will be provided to applicants selected for employment.

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