RECREATIONAL THERAPIST 2

Job Summary

This position is eligible for a $5,000 hiring incentive. The Recreational Therapist 2 works under general supervision of a higher level therapist or program manager exercising discretion and judgment within guidelines of the profession and those established for the work unit.

Job Duties

• Planning, organizing, and conducting therapeutic recreation treatment services on and off grounds;
• Individual and group therapy;
• Includes escorting patients to and from activities, driving electric vehicles and vans.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

• Knowledge Of:
• Principles, practices, and techniques of recreational therapy.
• Therapeutic effects of exercise.
• Methods used to accomplish therapeutic goals through recreational programs.
• Scope of recreational therapy and its relationship to other health care professions.
• Modification techniques used to adapt activities to individual needs, community resources for recreational activities and policies and procedures established for the work unit.

• Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies.
• Applying recreational therapy techniques.

• Explaining and demonstrating therapeutic recreation/activities to staff, patients, primary caregivers, and other interested persons.
• Motivating the interest of patients to maximize activities as deemed appropriate by individual treatment plans.
• Assessing patient's needs.
• Developing treatment plans and goals.
• Plan, evaluate, and carry out treatment programs.
• Communicating in oral and written form on the patient's progress toward goals and objectives.
• Interpreting and apply hospital rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Establishing positive therapeutic relationships with patients.
• Implementing and supervising patient work activities.
• Developing effective patient treatment modalities.

Pre-Employment Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Requires certification as a Recreational Therapist by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation (NCTRC) or be sit eligible to take the certification exam with the goal of becoming a Certified Recreational Therapist (CTRS) within 6 months after hire or specific Health related field credential.
• (Music Therapist - Board Certified, MT-BC; Art Therapist Registered, ATR; Occupational Therapist, OTR/L; Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA/L) along with a Bachelor's degree.
• Note: Art Therapist Registered requires a Master's Degree.
• Must possess a valid level one fingerprint clearance card issues pursuant to A.R.S.41-1758.07 or must apply for a level one fingerprint clearance card within seven working days after beginning employment.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain CPR and NVCI certification.
• If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

Benefits

• Affordable medical and dental insurance plans.
• Paid vacation and sick time.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• Wellness program and plans.
• Life insurance.
• Short/long-term disability insurance.
• Defined retirement plan.
• Award winning Infant at Work program.
• Credit union membership.
• Transit subsidy.
• ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program.

Retirement

• To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit.
• The State will make a contribution to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution.
• In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit.
• New State employees have a 27 week wait period for contributions to begin.

Contact Us

• AzStateGovernment is an EOE/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.
• Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 542-1085.
• Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.
• DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.