Clinical Therapist II - Fitzsimons Veterans Community Living Center - Aurora.

Department Information

This position is open to current Colorado residents only. This is a full-time position.

Please note:

this recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Colorado Veterans Community Living Center (VCLC) at Fitzsimons is a 180‑bed skilled nursing facility serving Colorado’s veterans. We provide long‑term care, short‑term rehab, and a secured memory care neighborhood, and are located alongside UC Hospital and the Aurora VA Medical Center. Fitzsimons celebrates a low 14% staff turnover rate and substantial longevity among staff. Visit us online at:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./fitzsimons

You are required to work at your assigned work location during your scheduled work times. The shifts covered by this position may vary to include weekends, evening shifts, and holiday coverage. Shifts are Monday through Saturday or Sunday through Thursday (as available).

Please note:

shifts are subject to change based on the needs of the facility.

The purpose of this position is to enable individuals to enhance their lives using leisure and recreational skills. This is achieved by assisting individuals to identify their leisure values, attitudes, needs, and goals. To keep the residents functioning at the highest level possible in all dimensions of life—cultural, educational, physical, psychological, social, and spiritual—leisure and recreational pursuits promote independence and provide opportunities for socialization.

Recreational interests are important to the residents’ physical health and provide opportunities for them to make a contribution to others and eliminate boredom. The recreational calendar also provides multiple opportunities to make choices.

• Plans, facilitates, and evaluates a diversified program of recreation and leisure that is designed to meet the interests and needs of each individual resident and/or neighborhood.
• Develops calendar with assistance from staff.
• Ensures programs include cognitive stimulation, cultural, social, educational, recreation, physical, spiritual, psychological, and creative endeavors.
• Provides 1:1 visits with residents per care plan.
• Completes daily documentation for resident participation.
• Conducts and assists with outings.
• Completes initial assessments, quarterly/annual reviews, writes/reviews care plans, and completes MDS.
• Coordinates services for programs with dietary and/or housekeeping.
• Secures coordinating supplies for programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Five (5) years of experience working with seniors/memory care, and/or in a long‑term care setting.
• A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position equal to five (5) years (e.g., Bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Social Work, Art Therapy, Music Therapy, or a closely related field AND one year of experience).

• 5+ years experience in memory care, long‑term care, and/or assisted living care center.
• Experience facilitating or assisting with programming for seniors (or any population) with recreational activities.
• Experience in art therapy and/or music therapy.
• Experience in documentation, charting, and writing skills, experience in those areas and/or facilitation.
• Experience with electronic medical records.

• Full background check:
  This position will have direct contact with vulnerable persons (definition provided).
• Full background checks include: CBI & FBI fingerprint check, Colorado Court Database check, Medicare Fraud Database, TRAILS Database check.
• This position will also provide direct care to vulnerable adults requiring a CAPS check (definition provided).
• Requires State of Colorado residency at the time of application (unless otherwise identified) and residency within the state throughout employment.
• Motor vehicle check.
• Must possess a valid, non‑restricted Colorado Driver’s License or a non‑restricted U.S. Driver's License for positions within 30 miles of the CO state border, or obtain a valid, non‑restricted Colorado Driver’s License within 30 days of employment start date if holding an…