Certified Recreational Therapist Specialist, Behavioral Health, Baptist Downtown

About the Role

Wolfson Children’s Hospital, the only children’s hospital in the region and ranked among the best children’s hospitals in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report, is part of Baptist Health. Baptist Health is recognized as a top place to work in healthcare and includes several centers of excellence, such as Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute, and Wolfson Children’s Hospital. This is a full-time opportunity for a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) within our Behavioral Health Unit at the Baptist Downtown campus.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and directs activities for patients in collaboration with multidisciplinary team members within behavioral health inpatient settings.
• Demonstrates core values when relating to others.
• Delivers therapeutic group and individual activities.
• Performs leisure activity assessments on all patients.

Requirements

• 1-2 years of experience in Recreation Therapy, preferably in Behavioral Health.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Certified Recreation Therapist (CTRS) credential.

Primary work location: Downtown - Main Building.