Recreational Therapist

About the role

As a Recreational Therapist joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

Responsibilities

• Perform structured evaluations and develop a treatment plan in conjunction with primary care counselors using therapeutic, recreational, and leisure activities.
• Conduct assessment and establish recreational therapy treatment goals and objectives to meet the individual needs of patients.
• Pre-certify patient care.
• Conduct ongoing reviews to authorize continued care.
• Evaluate each patient's progress and the effectiveness of recreational therapy interventions.
• Formulate a goal-directed plan of care in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary treatment team utilizing assessment data from the interdisciplinary assessment.
• Update treatment plan weekly or more often as needed.
• Coordinate therapeutic recreation activities for both large and small groups to observe patient response and encourage socialization.
• Assist with development of discharge plan in timely and documented standards.
• Provide patients and patients' families with information regarding leisure lifestyles and create an awareness of recreational resources in their community.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Recreational Therapy or related fields.
• Master's Degree preferred.
• Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Certification.
• One (1) year experience in Recreational Therapy in a hospital setting is preferred.
• Experience in treatment planning and implementation highly desirable.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.