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As a Recreation Therapist, you'll improve patient well-being by designing therapeutic recreation programs, helping them develop skills and enhance quality of life. Every day you'll assess needs, plan treatments, and lead engaging activities, collaborating with teams and documenting progress. To be successful in this role, you need strong therapeutic recreation knowledge, creativity, and interpersonal skills.
Job Responsibility:
Assesses patients upon admission by administering a recreational therapy assessment
Formulates and implements Recreational Therapy Treatment programs according to individual patient needs
Provides treatment plans to include goals, objectives which are measurable
Provides Recreational Therapy/ Music Therapy activities that Assist the patient in dealing with Trauma difficulties and teaches patients positive coping techniques
Assists patients through a trauma informed care atmosphere in the development of individuality and appropriate methods of self-expression through promoting an environment in which the patient can problem-solve and test out new behaviors
Assists the patients in acknowledging and accepting responsibility for psychological and behavioral patterns through providing feedback and positive reinforcement, consistently applying program rights and regulations, behavior modification program and communicating in an appropriate manner with the patients
Provides appropriate emergency care and maintains a safe environment
Maintains a secure environment and acts as a resource for emergency situations
Provides trauma informed care and supervision to patients needing physical restraints or seclusion
Requirements:
Bachelors Other in Therapeutic/Music Recreation/emphasis in Therapeutic/Music Recreation, upon hire
Bachelors Other similar bachelor’s degree i.e. music therapy, upon hire
Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
Nice to have:
Certified Therapeutic Recreation/Music Specialist
What we offer:
Sign on bonus: $2,500
medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans
life insurance
paid time off
tuition reimbursement
retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings