OBJECTIVE: To provide the students of Utica College a thourough education in the field of Therapeutic Recreation.
| Employer |
Title |
Dates |
Responsilities |
| Wartburg Luthern Home for the Aging, Brooklyn NY |
Director of Therapeutic Recreation and Volunteers |
June 2004-Present |
Reported directly to Administrator, Responsible for MDS, Care Plans,Assessments and Evaluation of residents, Responsible for budgeting, staffing, and scheduling for Recreation therapy Department, Responsible for department and management level policies and procedures, Responsible for QA, Assisted in writing a plan of correction for the DOH, Organized employee appreciation functions, Member of behavior management team, Member of accident and incident team, Responsible for acquiring donations, recruitment and retention of volunteers and supervised a Therapeutic Recreation Intern. |
| Samatian Medical Center, Watertown NY |
Recreation Therapist |
November 2002-June 2004 |
Responsible for conducting Recreation Therapy groups daily, Member of an interdisciplinary treatment team, Member of management team, Responsible for completing assessments, progress notes and evaluations, Provided presentations on Stress to the local community, Responsible for some PR of the hospital, Counseling and Responsible for maintaing a safe environment for patients and staff. |
Uihlein Mercy Center, Lake Placid NY |
Director of Recreation Therapy and Volunteers |
August 2001-July 2002 |
Reported directly to CEOr, Responsible for MDS, Care Plans,Assessments and Evaluation of residents, Responsible for budgeting, staffing, and scheduling for Recreation therapy Department, Responsible for department and management level policies and procedures, Responsible for QA,Consulted for an 80 bed skilled nursing facility until requirements for self operation were met, Assisted in writing a plan of correction for the DOH, Organized employee appreciation functions, Member of behavior management team, Member of accident and incident team, Responsible for acquiring donations,Chairman of Employee Activities Committee, Member of an organized skin care team, Director of RAC (Resident Advisory Council), Responsible for getting a handicap bus donated to facility from Rotary Club of Lake Placid, Responsible for implementing 7 day a week activities and recruitment and retention of volunteers. |
| Volunteer Experience |
Title |
Dates |
Responsilities |
| Loretto Nursing Home, Utica NY |
Recreation Therapy Volunteer |
Fall Semester 2000 |
Recreation assessments on residents, evaluated recreation participation, participated in recreational activities with residents and demonstrated care and nuturing by spending time with the residents. |
| Boy's and Girl's Club of America, Utica NY |
Recreation Therapy Volunteer |
Fall Semester 1999 |
Tutoring after school, participated in recreational activities with participants, developing and implementing fundraising with participants and counseling. |
