Certified Recreation Therapist

About the role

Provide specialized activity based services consistent with an experiential therapy approach and therapeutic recreation.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient education and recreational therapy services to patients in all Eagleville Hospital programs consistent with program scheduling, including Life Skills and other specialty groups.
• Support therapeutic recreation for patients at scheduled times as available, and provide orientation to all adjunctive therapy services, facilities, and equipment.
• Participate in departmental and team meetings as scheduled.
• Complete all documentation according to department policy and procedure.
• Request supplies or equipment needed and is actively involved in the maintenance of equipment.
• Support weekend visiting and patient recreation as scheduled in staff rotation.
• Complies with current hospital safety and infection control policies
• Other duties as assigned
• Maintain cooperative, courteous and respectful attitude in all interactions with patients, visitors and coworkers.
• Assisting patients, family members and other customers with concern and empathy.
• Respect patient confidentiality and privacy.
• Communicate with all customers in a respectful and courteous manner.