Recreation Specialist - PRN (ssmh)
Job posting number: #161531 (Ref:R153422)
Job Description
It's more than a career, it's a calling.
MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - WentzvilleJOB IS FROM: nursingjobs.siteVIEW
Worker Type:
PRNJob Highlights:
· Department: Psych Social Services
· Schedule: PRN, Day Shift
· Starting Pay: $21.89+
· Shift Differentials: Available for night, weekend, and additional shifts
· Location: St. Joseph Hospital - Wentzville
Our mission and values put the patient first and helps you to feel valued while respecting teamwork and collaboration. Our Recreation Specialist roles are an integral piece in our care team and we see it as a partnership. At SSM Health, we know the healing power of presence begins with compassionate people like you.
Daily Pay: Get paid daily doing the work you love in a way that fits your life. At SSM Health St Anthony, we believe you deserve the flexibility to work a schedule that fits your life and to get paid when you need it.
Job Summary:
Develops and implements activity therapy treatment plans.Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Conducts patient assessments and establishes recreational/leisure therapy treatment goals.
- Evaluates each patient's progress and the effectiveness of recreational/leisure therapy interventions.
- Coordinates therapeutic recreational/leisure activities for both large and small groups. Observes patient response and encourages socialization.
- Provides patient with information regarding resources and therapeutic recreational/leisure activities in the community.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor's degree in Behavioral Health or related field
EXPERIENCE
- No experience required
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant standing.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
- Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
- Frequent walking, reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
- Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving patients.
- Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare crawling.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
- None
Department:
9272000002 Psych Social ServicesWork Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)Scheduled Weekly Hours:
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