Recreation Therapist II

Job Description

The Recreation Therapist is responsible for the evaluation, treatment planning, treatment implementation, documentation, and reporting of all patients assigned. The Recreation Therapist develops and administers therapeutic groups that enhance the patients' physical, cognitive, social, psychological and emotional well being. The Recreation Therapist II acts as an advanced clinician for the department. Provides recreation therapy services to mental health clients. Performs additional assignments for the department.

Qualifications

• Must hold active certification from the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (or be eligible for and actively seeking certification)
• Minimum of 18 months of acute care or inpatient hospital experience
• Must be able to provide therapeutic interventions in all delivery arenas

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and procedure manuals
• Communicate cooperatively and effectively to patients, family members, employees and others
• Listen well, take direction and engage in interactive dialogues with others
• Share clinical expertise with other department members
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Able to compute rate, ratio, and percent

Benefits

• Must be honest, punctual, and adhere to the highest standards of ethical conduct as defined by AMC and the tenets of the profession
• Able to accept direction and carry out orders
• Work cooperatively with others and avoid the creation of unnecessary conflict
• Adhere to AMC's policies, procedures and practices, and utilize AMC's problem-solving processes for resolving grievances or disagreements
• Identify problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Improve job performance through continuing education