Therapeutic Recreation Director- TRD

Full-Time; Weekly Pay

Come work with the best Leadership Team around!

What makes National Health Care Associates (NHCA) a GREAT fit for you?

When you join NHCA, you become part of a premier provider of short-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and post-hospital care. Our care team of more than 7,000 employees in six states cares for patients throughout the Northeast. We built a comprehensive network of services for each of our 40+ centers, carefully designed to address the individual needs of every person entrusted to our care.

Our mission is to provide our residents and their families with superior care delivered by staff dedicated to the principles of kindness, compassion, service, and excellence in an environment where individuality, dignity, and value of those who are served, as well as those who serve, is nurtured and appreciated. We believe that life, at all stages and with all of its challenges, is a precious gift to be shared and celebrated. It is our privilege to participate in the lives of our residents, their friends, and families by offering them not only physical but emotional care, comfort, and support.

At National Health Care Associates…We Touch People’s Lives.

MAJOR PURPOSE: Responsible for assisting with the implementation of a therapeutic recreation program that improves the quality of life for all residents of the facility.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

• Plans organize and direct recreational service programs designed to motivate, stimulate, restore abilities and improve the quality of life for all residents.
• Works with residents at the bedside with specially designed activities.
• Assists with the transportation of residents to areas where programs are being conducted.
• Assists with the documentation of resident participation and progress

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Recreation Therapist certified in the State in accordance with the Public Health Code preferred but not required.
• Ability to read, write and comprehend English; ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Interest in the therapeutic needs of the aged and the chronically ill with the ability to work with the elderly.

• What We Offer:

• An engaging and supportive work environment where every employee is valued, a rewarding career, and outstanding benefits which currently include:

· · Medical/RX plans HMO’s & HSA

· · Multiple Dental Plans

· · Vision Plan

· · Paid STD with voluntary buy-up

· · Paid Life Insurance with voluntary buy-up & dependent coverage

· · LTD coverage

· · 401(k)

· · Competitive wages