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Pet Therapy / Animal Therapy
Summary
Title:Pet Therapy / Animal Therapy
ID:1021
Division:Home Health Care
Location:N/A
Description

**Industry leader with a CMS 4.5 Star rating in Northeast Pennsylvania**
**Voted Best Home Health Service-Readers 2018 Choice**
**HomeCare Elite 2018*

Job Title:  Pet Therapist or Animal Therapy Certified Specialist

Job Location:  Dunmore, PA

Shift(s): Per Diem/Visit Positions Available

Traditional Home Health Care Hospice Pet Therapy has proven success in the end of life care of our patients . Through our therapy dogs along with their innate sense of companionship, unconditional love, and up-lifing of spirits drives the success of our program. Our Pet Therapy program visits our hospice patients to re-live moments from their past as pet lovers. Our patients have responded to our Pet Therapy Program through improved memory, decreasing physical and emotional pain, and stress reduction.

Duties and Responsibilities include, but not limited to the following:

  • Guide the interaction between the patient and a trained animal - This will directly involve the animal's handler in a professional therapeutic capacity
  • Patience
  • Compassion
  • Energetic and exercise proper control of the animal
  • Communicates effectively with patient, patient’s family, agency staff, physician, and other involved disciplines (i.e., social services, therapists, etc.) to carry out treatment plan objectives.

Requirements:

  • Must have a current drivers license
  • Ability to travel to case assignments as assigned.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and manage time effectively
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Current certification for dog/animal to be a therapy pet in the state of PA from the American Kennel Club from the following:
    • Therapy Dogs International
    • Pet Partners
    • Love on a leash
    • Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs

Why Choose Traditional Home Health Care?

  • Per Diem Hours
  • Great way to make supplemental income
  • Supportive Team and Environment
  • Health Benefits offered
  • Paid Time off
  • Easy to use electronic documentation - training provided
  • Orientation and in the field training
  • Weekly pay
  • Competitive Rates
  • 401k Options
  • Mileage Reimbursement
  • Continuous Education
  • Growing Company
  • Long Standing employee retention
  • Company Discounts
  • Career Stability
  • Assignments close to home
  • 24/7 support for you and your patients
     

Join our team of professionals and make a difference in someone’s life. 

At Traditional Home Health Care we listen, respect, and value your hard work.  

Voted as the BEST Home Health Service in 2018, it is evident that our employees enjoy their job providing the best care in the area.  WE are known to treat our employees with excellence.

All interested candidates, please complete an online application
https://www.traditionalhomehealthcare.com/careers.html
OR
Apply Now
You may also call 570-207-9286 ext. 141

Keywords: Pet Therapist, Pet Therapy, Certified Pet Therapist, Animal Assisted Therapy, Dog therapy, American Kennel Club

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