Do you want to work with amazing mentors and people who can help you build your knowledge and skillset? A company who takes pride in providing education and experiences that allow each team member to thrive in their role. A place that allows you room to grow with endless opportunities. Then Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital maybe the place for you!

Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is dedicated to enriching the health and quality of life of children with medical and developmental needs and who benefit from habilitation and rehabilitation services and the supportive use of technology. We are committed to meeting their medical, physical, developmental, social, psychological and spiritual needs through a blend of tenderness and expertise.

Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital has a position available for a Recreation Therapy Assistant.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Recreation Therapy Assistant is responsible for assisting the Recreation Therapist in the implementation of a Therapeutic Recreation Program. The Recreation Therapy Assistant provides recreation therapy and play needs to infants, toddlers, adolescent, and young adults.

Make a Difference. Join Our Great Team!

• Competitive wages and benefits.
• Night and weekend differentials.
• $500 sign-on bonus.
• Team-centered philosophy of care.

About Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

• Distinctive campus devoted 100% to children
• National leader in providing rehabilitation and habilitation programs with a family-centered emphasis
• Consistently awarded the Gold Seal of Approval by the Joint Commission
• Trusted destination of choice for physicians and parents for more than 50 years.

REQUIREMENTS

• Associates degree in Recreation Therapy, BA in Child Development or related psychosocial field preferred
• Registered as a Recreation Therapy Assistant - Registered (RTAR) with the State of California is preferred
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Minimum of one (1) years experience as Recreation Therapy Assistant or in the field of Child Development Inpatient rehabilitation experience preferred
• Knowledge of the concepts, principles, techniques and equipment used in recreation therapy
• Must possess good work ethics and a professional image at all times
• Knowledge of CMS conditions of participation, CDPH state regulations, CCS, and TJC (hospital, nursing care center, and laboratory) accreditation requirements as applicable to job
• Working knowledge of computer and software applications as applicable to job
• Possess strong communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Works responsibly in a team environment as well as independently
• Manages confidential information effectively and appropriately

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY:

A. Support to the Recreation Therapist

• Assists with assessing patients and develop a plan of care within 72 hours of admission under the direction of the Recreation Therapist
• Leads the Recreation Therapy groups under the direction of the Recreation Therapist
• Provides 1:1 activities for patients and group activities under the direction of the Recreation Therapist
• Plans and conducts inservice training for staff under the direction of the Recreation Therapist as assigned
• Schedules patient sessions and activities under the direction of the Recreation Therapist
• Assists with documenting daily activities and weekly summaries on patients progress notes under the direction of the Recreation Therapist
• Assists with maintenance of equipment and supplies for the Recreation Therapy program
• Assists with special events

B. General Duties Patient Care Area

• Ensures that the recreation/ leisure and play needs of the patients are met and maintained on an individual basis
• Completes posting of the Recreational Therapy activity calendar by the first of the month in the Activity/Dining room
• Coordinates the activity schedule with other patient services.
• Participates in the interdisciplinary care plan meeting for patients receiving reactional therapy as assigned
• Assists with outing activities for patient
• Obtains consents from physician, legal representative and/or parent prior to patient outing activities
• Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct, hospital policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations

KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT

A. Practice Knowledge

• Demonstrates knowledge of current clinical practice and the roles and functions of patient care team members as applicable to job
• Communicates patient care standards as established by accreditation, regulatory and quality agencies
• Ensures compliance with the state and federal regulatory agency standards, and policies of the organization
• Adheres to professional association standards of practice
• Participates with review and revisions of departmental policies and guidelines

B. Patient Safety

• Supports the development of an organization-wide patient safety program
• Utilizes collective mindfulness in monitoring activities to identify risks and unexpected perils
• Supports a high reliability organization; non-punitive reporting environment, supports a reward system for identifying unsafe practices
• Supports safety surveys, responds and acts on safety recommendations

C. Performance Improvement/Outcome Measurement

• Articulates the organizations quality assurance performance improvement (QAPI) program and goals
• Establishes quality metrics by identifying the problem(s)/system(s)
• Uses data and other sources of evidence to inform decision making
• Measures success at improving specific areas of patient care
• Analyzes the root causes or variation from quality standards
• Consults with other departments as appropriate to collaborate patient care and performance improvement activities

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

A. Effective Communication

• Makes oral presentations and prepares written materials to diverse audiences on clinical, health care topics, and organizational issues as applicable to job
• Facilitates group discussions
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication skills

B. Relationship Management

• Builds collaborative relationships in the organization
• Exhibits effective conflict resolution skills
• Balances the concerns of individuals with organizational goals and objectives
• Engages staff and others in decision-making

C. Influencing Behaviors

• Asserts views in non-threatening, non-judgmental ways
• Promotes decisions that are patient-family centered
• Applies situational leadership skills

D. Diversity

• Establishes an environment that values diversity (e.g. age, gender, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, culture)
• Provides an environment conducive to opinion sharing, exploration of ideas and achievement of outcomes

PROFESSIONALISM

A. Personally and Professionally Accountable

• Holds self and others accountable for mutual professional expectations and outcomes
• Promotes leader and staff participation in lifelong learning and educational achievement

B. Career Planner

• Achieves and maintains professional certification as applicable to job
• Acts on feedback about personal strengths and weaknesses
• Completes annual organization education requirements
• Completes annual employee health requirements

C. Ethical

• Upholds ethical principles and corporate compliance standards
• Holds self and staff accountable to comply with ethical standards of practice

D. Advocate

• Promotes clinical perspective in organizational decisions as applicable to job
• Involves clinicians and other staff in decisions that affect their practice
• Represents the perspective of patients and families

E. Trustworthy

• Prudent in showing care for staff organization
• Consistently reliable, truthful and honest
• Ability to hear and convey important and difficult information up and down the organization
• Maintains a level of competency to provide reliable positive outcomes in areas of responsibility

LEADERSHIP

• Addresses ideas, beliefs or viewpoints that should be given serious consideration
• Recognizes ones own method of decision making and the role of beliefs, values and inferences
• Maintains curiosity and eagerness to explore new knowledge and ideas
• Anticipates the unexpected
• Adapts leadership style to situation needs
• Uses knowledge of systems thinking in problem solving and decision making
• Learns from setbacks and failures as well as successes
• Establishes mechanisms that provide for early identification and mentoring of staff with leadership potential

BUSINESS SKILLS

• Supports reward and recognition programs to enhance performance
• Promotes healthful work environments
• Develops, reviews, and assesses the balance scorecard/MBO reports to achieve optimal outcomes
• Uses data management systems for decision making
• Provides leadership for the adoption and implementation of information systems