About the position
Peachford Hospital is searching for an experienced Recreational Therapist to work on our Expressive Therapy Team. Expressive Therapists serve as members of interdisciplinary treatment teams and provide therapeutic expressive therapy services to patients. The abilities to skillfully establish therapeutic rapport and engage patients in different art, music, and recreational activities are critical in this role.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement expressive therapy treatment plans that are age appropriate, and consistent with overall treatment goals.
- Maintain the clinical and administrative documentation associated with performed services.
- Progress notes should be accurate, timely and legible.
- Effectively contribute to discharge planning of patients.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in an activity therapy related field (recreation therapy, art therapy, music therapy, etc.) is required.
- CTRS, ATR or RMT certification is preferred.
- Previous inpatient/outpatient hospital experience is preferred.
