Per Diem Recreational Therapist

About the role

Provides a total therapeutic recreation program to meet both group and individual needs. To provide therapeutic recreational activities through which patients can maximize their social/interpersonal, and physical capabilities. Utilizes therapeutic recreation activities and community resources to help facilitate improvement of an individual's leisure lifestyle.

Responsibilities

- Upholds Kaiser Permanente’s Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws. - Plans, organizes, conducts and improves a wide range of group and individual therapeutic activities (leisure education, wellness groups, and social events). - Continuously reviews and evaluates ongoing recreation groups and programs/services to meet the needs of patient populations. - Assesses, delivers and evaluates individual and group needs for therapeutic recreational activity. - Participates as a member of a multi-disciplinary teaching and treatment team. - Coordinates recreation therapy objectives for individual patients with that of the total treatment plan. - Weekly reevaluates and maintains records on patient treatment/progress. - Provides individual counseling, education and teaching to assist patients in planning their use of leisure time in the community. - Evaluates purchases and maintains equipment and supplies. - Helps coordinate and maintain the usage of the physical space, facilities, and equipment. - May train and supervise clinical education/practice of recreation therapy students and other students in allied health field. - Provides in-service education in the field of Therapeutic Recreation to other members of the health care staff, as needed.

Qualifications

- Minimum three (3) years psychiatric or chemical dependency experience may be required as appropriate for specific positions. - High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required. - Course work sufficient to allow individual to take the CTRS or RTC exam. - Recreational Therapist Certificate (California) OR Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Certificate - Basic Life Support

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