Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) Adolescent Residential Full Time

What Will you Do?

As a Recreational Therapist at Pine Rest, you’ll be a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team, utilizes clinical skills associated with current training in area of expertise, the expressive arts therapies, recreation or occupational therapies and psycho-educational interventions, to plan, organize and implement a program of ancillary services.

Affirms patient care needs, develops/implements a treatment plan in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, continually reassesses treatment plan according to patient care needs.

Plans and participates in Milieu Programming: teaching, skill building, and therapy groups.

Establishes therapeutic relationship with assigned patients.

Provides input to the interdisciplinary treatment plan, functioning as a team member.

Participates in Rounds/Treatment planning meetings as necessary.

Responsible to monitor for and report to the Manager and Unit Leaders any potential risk to patient safety that could lead to an adverse outcome.

Utilizes processes to conserve financial resources.

Responsible to document and report all necessary information according to established policies and procedures.

Creates a customer/client friendly environment by following quality improvement standards and maintaining professionalism.

Is responsible to actively participate in safety management, crisis intervention and prevention.

This also may include monitoring, assessment, de-escalation, implementation of restrictive measures, and emergency psychiatric and medical care.

Works in various clinical settings with diverse patient populations.

Will assist in monitoring documentation of employees in department for accuracy and completeness, conducting chart reviews as needed.

Acts as lead in establishing performance improvement activities and serving on committees as needed.

Also assists in department performance appraisals by collecting and/or completing concurrent input forms and when appropriate writing the appraisals.

Takes an active role in the training needs of staff in orientation, competency assessment and in identifying ongoing training needs of staff.

Will promote positive communication between staff members.

Collaborates in follow up with disciplinary action.

May conduct functional assessments for patients/clients per doctor’s order.

Collaborates with AT Clinical Manager regarding internships and other departmental activities

What Does the Role Require?

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's in Recreational Therapy Required.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Certification as CTRS.
• A minimum of three months of relevant psychiatric/medical/clinical experience necessary in order to gain entry-level abilities in planning and implementing therapeutic activities.
• Knowledge of current therapy principles in area of expertise, therapeutic expressive arts activities, recreation therapies, psycho-educational interventions and group counseling techniques at a level normally acquired through completion of degree in area of expertise with successful completion of clinical training at a university affiliated Hospital.
• On the job training or formal education in the application of therapy/counseling principles and practices for patients with various psychiatric/medical conditions.