Recreational Therapist

Trinity Health • Chelsea, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Rehab Services staff recreational therapist provides evaluation and treatment of leisure needs for hospital inpatient rehab programs. This role involves orienting patients and families to the therapeutic purposes, procedures, and opportunities through Recreational Therapy, facilitating patient and family participation in leisure activities, and instructing patients and families in community resources for leisure options after discharge. The therapist will also prepare appropriate activities for patients in hospital inpatient rehab units, facilitate the Stroke Support Group monthly, and other recreational groups on a regular cadence. Additionally, the role requires thorough and timely documentation of patient interactions, completion of daily charges adhering to ethical practices and insurance guidelines, and collaboration with management to ensure schedules achieve targeted productivity and clinic budget.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreation.
• Current certification in Recreation Therapy from the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC).
• Six to twelve months related experience.
• Knowledge of current theory and practice in therapeutic and rehabilitative recreation.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to communicate effectively with patients and families when providing therapy and with physicians and other treatment team members when gathering and exchanging patient progress information.
• Analytical skills necessary to design therapeutic recreational activities to meet desired objectives, observe and note significant patient behaviors, evaluate effectiveness of program and administer approved budget.
• Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail for up to 50% of work time when observing and instructing patients, and recording notes and observations.

Responsibilities

• Provides evaluation and treatment of leisure needs for hospital inpatient rehab programs.
• Orients patients and families to the therapeutic purposes, procedures and opportunities through Recreational Therapy.
• Facilitates patient and family participation in leisure activities.
• Instructs patients and families in community resources for leisure options after discharge.
• Prepares appropriate activities for patients staying in the hospital inpatient rehab units.
• Facilitates the Stroke Support Group one time per month and other recreational groups on a regular cadence.
• Provides thorough documentation on each patient interaction, ensuring it is timely and includes all pertinent information required by state law and accrediting agencies.
• Completes daily charges for each patient while adhering to ethical practices per insurance guidelines for each payer.
• Works with Manager and scheduling staff to ensure schedules are managed well to achieve targeted productivity and clinic budget.
• Participates in regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Maintains good rapport and cooperative relationships.
• Approaches conflict in a constructive manner.
• Helps to identify problems, offer solutions, and participate in their resolution.
• Maintains the confidentiality of information acquired pertaining to patient, physicians, colleagues, and visitors.
• Discusses patient and hospital information only among appropriate personnel in appropriately private places.
• Behaves in accordance with the Code of Conduct, Service Excellence Standards, and the Mission, Vision, Values and policies of Chelsea Hospital.
• Assumes responsibility for performance of job duties in the safest possible manner, to assure personal safety and that of coworkers, and to report all preventable hazards and unsafe practices immediately to management.
• Demonstrates self-directed learning.
• Provides quality patient care by considering the age specific, development and cultural needs through competent clinical practice.
• Demonstrates unit/area competencies.
• Identifies and assists in resolution of problems related to safety, sanitation and maintenance of the environment.
• Practices effective communication in all interactions (patient, visitor, co-worker, etc.).
• Promotes a positive work environment by demonstrating teamwork.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level