Recreation Therapist Jobs

198 jobs found — updated daily

Certified Recreation Therapist

CommonSpirit HealthGlendale, CA
Onsite

About The Position

As a Recreation Therapist, you'll improve patient well-being by designing therapeutic recreation programs, helping them develop skills and enhance quality of life. Every day you'll assess needs, plan treatments, and lead engaging activities, collaborating with teams and documenting progress. To be successful in this role, you need strong therapeutic recreation knowledge, creativity, and interpersonal skills.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field.
  • One (1) year of experience in Mental Health in an acute hospital setting required.
  • Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS)
  • AHA BLS

Responsibilities

  • Designs therapeutic recreation programs.
  • Helps patients develop skills and enhance quality of life.
  • Assesses patient needs.
  • Plans treatments.
  • Leads engaging activities.
  • Collaborates with teams.
  • Documents patient progress.
  • Completes position responsibilities following established guidelines & protocols within the appropriate time frame.
  • Completes work within an acceptable time frame, avoiding incidental overtime.
  • Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and optimally use work time.
  • Ensures accuracy and completeness in job tasks.
  • Demonstrates the ability to perform work in an accurate and timely manner in periods of increased workload and high stress.
  • Demonstrates good judgement in handling situations not covered by written or verbal instructions.

Build a Resume for Recreation Therapist

The resume builder that gets results.

  • Get clear feedback so you look as qualified as you are
  • Align your resume with the job to get further in the process, faster
  • Take the guesswork out of resume writing

Explore Related Job Searches

© 2026 Teal Labs, Inc
Privacy PolicyTerms of Service