Recreation Therapist

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Harborview Rehab Therapy has an outstanding opportunity for a Recreation Therapist. This role involves assessing, planning, and administering safe Recreational Therapy, including the progression of treatment goals and patient and family education. The therapist will assess and treat a patient caseload ranging from routine to complex patient problems, utilizing their training in the evaluation and treatment process. Collaboration with other disciplines is essential to ensure continuity of patient care from admission to discharge.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited Therapeutic Recreation Program OR Equivalent education/experience.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate working knowledge of the disease process, precautions, typical medical treatment and diagnostic procedures, functional abilities, and complications and implications of long term deficits related to primary diagnoses treated in service area.
Provide skilled, timely, and effective patient care.
Demonstrate competency in administering evaluations and delivering treatment to typical patient.
Adapt plan according to patient’s response to interventions.
Follow protocols, standards, and guidelines of care relating to specific diagnosis on assigned service.
Document intervention and strategies for treatment per workgroup and organizational standards. Documentation includes assessment, measurable criteria, goals, method of treatment, and home program. Notes are thorough, yet concise. Assessments clearly synthesize objective data.
Participate in team rounds and imparts other educational information to patient and support systems prior to termination of therapy intervention.
Provide home programs and other educational information to patient and support systems prior to termination of therapy intervention.