Therapeutic Recreator I, CI

State of Maryland•Howard, MD

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is the intermediate level of work, at Maryland Department of Health (MDH) designated court-involved (CI) facilities, assessing, planning, implementing and performing therapeutic recreation in the treatment of mentally ill, aged, physically ill, or physically disabled patients or developmentally disabled clients in State treatment facilities or community-based programs. This position does not supervise other positions. This position receives moderate supervision from a Therapeutic Recreator Supervisor, Director of Activity Therapy or other healthcare professional. This position is required to observe infection control precautions in order to prevent contamination and spread of disease. This position may be required to physically restrain patients/clients displaying violent aggressive behavior. The work may require lifting and positioning of non-ambulatory patients/clients and lifting wheelchairs and other heavy equipment. The work may require long periods of standing, walking, bending and reaching. This position may be assigned to day, evening, night, or rotating shifts which may include holidays and weekends. This position is subject to call-in and overtime based on staffing needs. Positions in this classification are evaluated using the classification job evaluation methodology. The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification. This position and the Therapeutic Recreator II are differentiated on the basis of degree of supervisory control exercised by the supervisor over these employees. This position performs duties under close supervision at times and with general supervision at other times depending on the complexity of the specific duty being performed. The Therapeutic Recreator II performs the full range of duties and responsibilities under general supervision.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in therapeutic recreation or recreation with a major in therapeutic recreation from an accredited college or university.
Current certification as a Therapeutic Recreator from the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification may be substituted for the education requirements.
Experience as a professional therapeutic recreator, under the supervision of a licensed Occupational Therapist, licensed Physical Therapist or certified Activity Therapist, which included the responsibility for clients’ assessments and the planning, implementation and evaluation of clients’ recreation therapy treatment in a mental health or developmental disability setting may be substituted for the education requirement on a year for year basis.
Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Physical Therapy classifications or Physical Therapist and Medical Specialists specialty codes in the therapeutic field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

Nice To Haves

Experience collaborating and co-treating within an interdisciplinary clinical team to advocate for TR goals
Experience working independently to advocate for the clinical value of therapeutic recreation within an interdisciplinary team to ensure programs are recognized as essential clinical interventions rather than just leisure activities
Proficiency in Electronic Health Records (EHR) and knowledge of therapeutic technologies or mobile apps for patient emotion regulation

Responsibilities

Assessing, planning, implementing and performing therapeutic recreation in the treatment of mentally ill, aged, physically ill, or physically disabled patients or developmentally disabled clients in State treatment facilities or community-based programs.
Observing infection control precautions to prevent contamination and spread of disease.
Physically restraining patients/clients displaying violent aggressive behavior.
Lifting and positioning of non-ambulatory patients/clients and lifting wheelchairs and other heavy equipment.
Long periods of standing, walking, bending and reaching.