Recreational Therapist

About Seen Health

At Seen Health, we are revolutionizing the way senior care is delivered through the PACE (Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) model. Backed by top VCs, Seen Health is a culturally-focused, technology-enabled healthcare organization that integrates comprehensive medical care and social support with a high-touch, interdisciplinary approach. 

Our mission is to empower seniors to age-in-place with dignity and provide their families peace of mind. We are building upon a proven Home and community based services model to create a culturally-competent and scalable PACE program. We are also building a comprehensive operating system focused on data and workflows that span across systems, processes, people, and care contexts. We want to empower our clinicians and staff with tools that deliver relevant data at the time and site of care and enable them to deliver exceptional care to our participants, which improve clinical outcomes, participant & provider satisfaction, and ultimately our strength as an organization.

We are a mission-driven, multidisciplinary team with deep healthcare, technology, and operations expertise, each inspired by our own personal stories of caring for seniors in our lives. Our name, Seen Health, was chosen to reflect our commitment to provide the highest standard of care to underserved older adults while respecting and incorporating their individual beliefs, heritage, and values, so that they can truly be seen.

About the Role

The Recreation Therapist (RT) will coordinate, plan, supervise, and implement engaging therapeutic and recreational programs and activities for the elderly, as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing all-inclusive PACE care. This role will build a sense of community and warm social atmosphere for the PACE participants by evaluating their needs, developing groups, and individual programming to meet those needs.

Responsibilities 

• Performs duties and responsibilities maintaining adherence to regulatory compliance, Seen Health policies and procedures , environmental safety protocols and quality improvement standards.

• Plans and implements group and individual activities to improve or maintain the participants’ cognitive, physical, social, psychosocial, and artistic needs.

• Documents participant engagement outcomes in the electronic medical record, alerting the interdisciplinary team to day center absences and/or to other issues that undermine care plan goals. Revise care plans as needed.

• Oversees daily flow of activities for dementia specific population to determine if smaller groups, one-on-one programming, or sensory stimulation are needed.

• Optimizes the participant experience and participant satisfaction with the coordination of culturally sensitive, inclusive and participant centered activities. Engages language  interpreters to co-facilitate activities and special events, as needed.

• Organizes community outings and special events, including arranging for participant transportation, entertainment, catering, and involvement of other staff.

• Develops a monthly calendar of PACE activities for participants, ensuring that the calendar of events is accessible to participants in multiple languages.

• Evaluates plans to promote effective programs according to participant abilities and preferences within daily flow of events.*

• Provides leisure education to participants and caregivers for activity modification, use of adaptive equipment, activity skill development, and recommended supplies for in-home use.

• Maintains general order in the activities area, including daily clean-up, routine supply inventory ordering, petty cash, and overall general budgeting.

• Conducts  initial in-person comprehensive recreational assessment , semi-annual reassessments and unplanned assessments as needed e.g. change of condition, service determination requests.

• Coordinates with the PACE Interdisciplinary Team to develop a comprehensive plan of care for each participant.

• Actively participates in team discussions offering feedback, ideas and suggestions, both on a day-to-day basis and in monthly department staff meetings.

• Attends and participates in required meetings and trainings.

• Maintains and completes charting in participant medical records and reporting according to requirements, including signature and dates on progress notes.

• Assists participants with non-skilled activities of daily living (ADL), as needed.

• Develops specific therapeutic programs as part of the plan of care, including recreational and social activities.

• Communicates with skilled nursing or assisted living facilities the therape