Recreational Therapist - PHP Child and Adolescent

Job Summary

Under the Direction of the Unit Manager the Recreation Therapist will work collaboratively with the IP Psychiatry Patient Care Team to provide therapeutic recreation assessments, group and individual recreation programs and activities that contribute to the goals and objectives of the patients care plan. The Recreation Therapist will research, propose and implement recovery based therapeutic recreation activities for adults & children with behavioral health and substance use needs. The RT builds and maintains a sense of community, providing an affirming and safe atmosphere for the participants, consistently reevaluates patients’ needs, and develops group and individual programming to meet those unique needs.

Job Responsibilities

• Plans and implements daily group and individual recovery based recreation therapy interventions & activities that are safe, recovery based, patient centered, rooted in DEIB, and contribute to patients meeting the goals/objective of their Care Plans.
• Captions and supervises recreational activities run by line staff.
• Completes recreation therapy assessments that meet Unit/DPH/CMS guidelines with patients who will participate in recreation therapy programing.
• Documents group and individual recreational services provided to patients to meet regulatory requirements of licensing and third party agencies as well as internal policies.
• In collaboration with the Unit Manager, develops and monitors weekday, weekend and holiday recreation therapy activities.
• Provides training & coaching to Patient Care Technicians, Social Workers, and Interns who are involved in conducting or participating in recreation therapy activities.
• Ensures that all Care Team members are aware of clients’ recreation therapy goals.
• Participates in daily Clinical Patient Care Planning meetings.
• Develops and documents recreation therapy specific goals and objectives into the patients care plan.
• Adjusts and modifies goals and objectives as indicated.
• Actively participates in quality and safety initiatives to support the unit as assigned by the Unit Manager.
• Support Social Work and Case Management roles when assigned staff is not available.
• Provides recreation therapy support across all behavioral health departments when deployed by the Administrative Director or Unit Manager to a secondary unit assignment due to patient surges or staff resource needs.
• Trains and supervises recreation therapy interns under the direction of the Nurse Manager.
• Under the direction of the Nurse manager, participates in formal/informal liaison activities with BHN Recreation Therapy colleagues.
• Shares opportunities for improvement with the Associate Medical Director and Nurse Manager.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in Therapeutic Recreation or Recreation and Leisure Studies or related program
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college with a major in Recreation Therapy or Recreation and Leisure Studies or related program and NCTRC (National Certified Therapeutic Recreation Certification) is preferred
• Two or more years of child and/or adolescent experience
• NCTRC (National Certified Therapeutic Recreation Certification) is preferred