Recreation Therapist PD

Cottage Health•Santa Barbara, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Cottage Rehab Hospital seeks a Recreation Therapist PD for their SBCH Therapeutic Rec and Comm Prog department responsible for interpreting, organizing, applying and modifying as necessary medically prescribed recreation therapy to inpatients and/or outpatients. This role is responsible for clinical assessment, goal setting, treatment planning, transdisciplinary communication and discharge planning. The therapist administers and supervises therapeutic recreation treatments and completes all medical record documentation. Responsibilities include providing patient care consistent with the Scope of Practice Standards and Code of Ethics of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association, participating in community outreach programming, and participating in program development and quality improvement processes. Competency skills include the ability to provide care in a safe environment utilizing appropriate communication with sensitivity to special populations, including patients with diverse cultural backgrounds, age, developmental issues and physical impairments. The Recreation Therapist II is an independent clinician who is a leader in applying the Cottage Health (CH) Values of excellence, integrity, and compassion in patient care. A Level II clinician provides care in a skilled and effective manner, utilizing learned technical, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills.

Requirements

B.S. or B.A. in Therapeutic Recreation from an accredited college.
Certified by the California Board of Recreation and Park Certification or National Council of Therapeutic Recreation Certification, or proof of eligibility.
Current CA driver's license.
American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certified.
Knowledge of recreation therapy techniques and modalities.
Knowledge of body mechanics, including procedure for handling and moving patients.
Basic computer skills for chart review and documentation in electronic medical record.
6 months of work as a Recreation Therapist.

Nice To Haves

Current life guarding certification.
Adapted aquatics experience.
Previous driving experience in transporting patients or people with disabilities.

Responsibilities

Interpreting, organizing, applying and modifying as necessary medically prescribed recreation therapy to inpatients and/or outpatients.
Clinical assessment, goal setting, treatment planning, transdisciplinary communication and discharge planning.
Administering and supervising therapeutic recreation treatments.
Completing all medical record documentation.
Providing patient care consistent with the Scope of Practice Standards and Code of Ethics of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association.
Participating in community outreach programming.
Participating in program development and quality improvement processes.
Providing care in a safe environment utilizing appropriate communication with sensitivity to special populations (diverse cultural backgrounds, age, developmental issues and physical impairments).