Recreational Therapist

Intermountain Health • Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital, OH

2d • $27 - $41 • Onsite

About The Position

The Recreational Therapist establishes and implements individually designed treatment programs to facilitate the development, maintenance, and expression of an appropriate leisure lifestyle for patients who have experienced a major physical, emotional, or chemical dependency issue. The therapist works with the multidisciplinary treatment team to provide a safe, consistent, and supportive environment and to meet patient care needs.

The role includes coordinating initial and ongoing subjective and objective evaluations based on patients’ diagnoses, histories, and physician referrals; defining realistic rehabilitation goals; communicating recreation-based treatment recommendations to the team; and facilitating assessment and reassessment of patients’ physical or emotional needs for recreational therapy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Recreational Therapy from an accredited institution; degree will be verified.
• TRS licensure in the State of Utah.

Nice To Haves

• Current National Certification in Therapeutic Recreation.
• Basic Life Support Certification.
• Annual MANDT competency training.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe, consistent, and supportive environment by providing care in accordance with the multidisciplinary treatment team, treatment plan, and programs.
• Coordinate subjective and objective initial and ongoing patient evaluations according to diagnosis, past history, and physician referral.
• Define realistic rehabilitation goals following assessment of specific problems.
• Communicate recreation assessment-based treatment recommendations to the treatment team and identify intervention strategies to facilitate treatment planning.
• Facilitate assessment and reassessment of patients’ physical and/or emotional problems and recreational therapy needs based on history and evaluation results.

Benefits

• Benefits eligible.
• A comprehensive benefits package covering programs intended to support wellness, including living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time