Recreational Activities Aide (Pediatric Feeding Disorders)

Responsibilities

• Provide general supervision of patients in the play areas.
• Interact and engage with children in an environment that is welcoming, stimulating, and child-oriented.
• Aid in facilitating developmentally appropriate social-recreational activities that foster a positive adjustment.
• Maintain the safety, cleanliness, and orderliness of the playroom toys, supplies, and equipment.
• Utilize a checklist system to ensure routine scheduled toy washing in accordance with infection control standards.
• Monitor and manage behavior and prevent crisis situations in a calm and supportive manner.
• Accurately collect and clearly report data on specified patient behaviors.
• Provide daily record of patient care activities.
• Creatively decorate the playroom areas to reflect patients’ artwork.
• Regularly meet with the Supervisor, Patient Services to report patient or safety concerns, identify facility issues, and discuss opportunities for program development.
• Provide physical care (toileting, personal hygiene, etc.) appropriate to patient level of adaptive skills and needs.
• Maintain patient confidentiality, respect patient rights, and model appropriate behaviors in the presence of patients and their families.
• Assist in training activities for newly hired Recreational Activities Aides as needed.
• Complete medical, behavioral, and other in-service training as needed.

Qualifications

• Educational requirement: High School diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Experience: Experience as a paraprofessional in a classroom or with special needs population is desirable. Previous experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities and/or individuals with severe behavior problems is desirable.

Pay

Minimum pay range: USD $31,200.00/Yr.

Schedule

N/A