PRN- CTRS Recreation Therapist

Shepherd Center•Atlanta, GA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Shepherd Center is a world-class clinical care, research, and family support facility for individuals with complex conditions such as spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. Ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation’s top hospitals for rehabilitation, Shepherd Center is recognized as both a Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model System. It is the only rehabilitation facility in the nation with an on-site intensive care unit, enabling care for the most complex patients and earlier initiation of rehabilitation. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and compassion, helping them begin again. The culture at Shepherd Center is characterized by hope, humor, and hard work, offering career growth, strong coworker relationships, leadership support, and engaging activities that retain staff for over 20 years. Since 2007, the SHARE Military Initiative has provided evidence-based rehabilitation for military veterans, service members, and first responders dealing with traumatic brain injuries and mental health concerns.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from accredited program in Therapeutic Recreation.
Certification by NCTRC as a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist. (CTRS)
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of start date.
Two years of experience within the field of Recreation Therapy.
Two years of experience within the field of Recreation Therapy.

Nice To Haves

Current Georgia driver's license and insurable by Shepherd Center's auto insurance policy.

Responsibilities

Plan, direct, and coordinate recreation leisure-based treatments to patients.
Plan and implement programming of events to meet the needs of patients and appropriate community members with disabilities.
Schedules patients for individual specialist meetings, classes, outings, and in-center activities on a weekly basis.
Schedule and implement individual patient meetings on leisure education and skills on a weekly basis, or more often if appropriate.
Determine equipment needs in consultation with patient support system and other appropriate team members.
Use evaluation findings to determine appropriate discharge planning needs.
Develop and implement treatment programs to further patient's functional skills, which are then periodically reassessed and adapted.
Provide patient and/or family with resources for use after discharge.
Facilitate community reintegration outings in accordance with policies and procedures for 1:1, group and/or team outings.
Prepare for and effectively teach classes and lectures, conveying appropriate information and facilitating participant involvement to patients, family, and caregivers.
Participate in and modify individual family training according to the needs of patient/family.
Plan, implement, and recap inhouse and community programming throughout the year.
Recognize and discuss “age” developmental differences between adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients, communicate effectively with all patients, and relate this to all aspects of treatment.
Assign duties to supportive personnel (students, volunteers, aides, techs, nursing, therapists) and supervise performance.
May float to inpatient, post-acute, or outpatient programs to provide patient evaluation or treatment sessions as needed.
Practice proper safety techniques in accordance with Center and departmental policies and procedures.
Responsible for the reporting of employee/patient/visitor injuries or accidents, or other safety issues to the supervisor and in the occurrence notification system.
Monitor and ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and policies and procedures related to area of responsibility.
Identify potential risk areas within area of responsibility and support problem resolution process.