Recreational Therapist

Cleveland Clinic • Vero Beach, FL

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About The Position

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class patient care at its best. Located in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast, Indian River Hospital is committed to providing optimal family- and community-focused services. Here, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. As a Recreational Therapist, you will assist patients with developing and enhancing social, cognitive, physical and emotional skills. Your efforts will focus on implementing treatment plans that best serve and meet the needs of patients of various ages, health backgrounds and demographics. In this role, you will interact with both adult and geriatric patients in group therapy settings, including those managing substance misuse, schizophrenia and mood disorders. Your ability to provide compassionate, person-centered support can leave a lasting positive impact on your community every day.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Recreational Therapy from an accredited school.
• Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) through the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross upon or within 90 days of hire.
• WELLE (Crisis Intervention) training within 90 days of hire and annually thereafter.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree.
• Experience in healthcare and/or behavioral health setting.
• Knowledge of therapeutic processes, growth and development, limit-setting and establishing/maintaining therapeutic relationships and boundaries appropriate to age of patient population served.

Responsibilities

• Plan, conduct, direct, and coordinate patients’ needs through innovative and evidence-based therapeutic programming and activities in group and individual settings.
• Coordinate interdisciplinary programming on the units and participate in team conferences to review patient progress.
• Train other caregivers in provision of therapeutic programming and activities, including nursing caregivers.
• Complete assessments for functional and rehabilitative needs that may include activities of daily living, community living skills, social, leisure and vocational skills within 24 hours of admission.
• Educate patients, family and other caregivers in skills and resources applicable for discharge plan.
• Document services in accordance with hospital policy and requirements.
• Effectively and efficiently plan and utilize programming budget, including care and maintenance of equipment.
• Participate in continuing professional education, departmental teaching and meetings, including hospital and enterprise safety programs identifying risks to patient safety and reducing healthcare errors.
• Provide relevant in-service training sessions for caregivers.
• Create treatment plans that meet patients’ needs and interests and educate patients in social skills needed to become or remain independent.
• Record and analyze a patient’s progress.
• Evaluate interventions for effectiveness through quality monitoring and improvement processes.
• Develop and create new applications, ideas, systems or products.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree