Recreation Therapist - Queen's Park Care Centre

Fraser Health Authority; New Westminster; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-Paid Benefits

Four weeks vacation

Pension enrollment

Maternity top-up 87%

TransLink subsidy

Employee discounts

Job summary

Fraser Health Authority is seeking a Recreation Therapist for Queens Park Care Centre in New Westminster. Use your education and experience to help patients achieve and maintain optimal health within an interdisciplinary team.

Queens Park Care Centre offers rehabilitation services, an adult day program and long-term care with a dedicated multidisciplinary team and strong staff wellness focus. Opportunity includes comprehensive benefits, pension and maternity support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Recreation Therapy; 1 year experience in Therapeutic Recreation; eligible for BCTRA.
• Successful completion of Foodsafe Course Level 1.
• Valid BC Driver's License and access to personal vehicle for work-related purposes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate recreation programs in the assigned areas.
• Assess patients' social and leisure abilities; plan, implement and evaluate care plans.
• Participate in interprofessional team conferences and family conferences.
• Collaborate with team members on program-related issues.
• Provide input into performance evaluation of clinical support staff.
• Assist with staff education programs related to recreation therapy.
• Serve as a resource on patients' therapeutic recreation needs.
• Prepare food items with patients/clients and assist with eating as needed.
• Maintain patient records and outcome measures following standards.

Skills

Communication

Teaching

Teamwork

Relationship building

Planning

Problem solving

Conflict resolution

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Recreation Therapy

Foodsafe Level 1

BC Driver's License

BC Therapeutic Recreation Association eligibility

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $40.19 - $50.20 / hour

Job Summary

Join our team as a Recreation Therapist at Queen’s Park Care Centre! Use your experience and education to enable the patient to achieve and maintain optimal health outcomes within an interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Queens Park Care Centre (QPCC) is located in New Westminster and provides rehabilitation services, an adult day program and a long-term care community. QPCC has an outpatient rehab service and 76 specialized inpatient rehabilitation beds. These provide intensive rehab for different patient populations including Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury and Stroke rehab patients as well as lower leg amputees, complex neurological conditions and other muscular skeletal injuries. Queens Park is a small and friendly site with a close link to its community and a high dependency on it’s multidisciplinary team. An active wellness committee, a strong Foundation partnership and a leafy green location help support our focus on staff wellness. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute towards making a significant difference in patient or resident lives.

Experience the exceptional benefits of working with us including:

• Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
• Generous Vacation Time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
• Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
• Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
• Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.
• TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes
• Additional employee discounts and perks available

*Eligibility based on employment status

Detailed Overview

The Recreation Therapist assesses, plans, implements and monitors Recreation Therapy services which are designated to meet the individual needs and abilities of patients in order to maintain and improve their level of social and leisure function as they transition from the hospital setting to their home community. Participates in interprofessional team and family conferences and collaborates with other professionals.

Responsibilities

1. Provides input into the development of recreation programs in the assigned areas. Implements and evaluates recreation therapy programs and determines program modification as necessary. Promotes the patient/client's ability to access and participate in community resources that will help their transition from a hospital to home community setting.
2. Conducts the assessment of each patient/client's social and leisure abilities and, in cooperation with other members of the interprofessional team, plans, implements and evaluatespatient/client plans of care. Educates patients/clients and families in aspects of recreation therapy treatment.
3. Participates in interprofessional team conferences and family conferences as necessary.
4. Collaborates with other team members regarding program related issues.
5. Provides input into the performance evaluation of clinical support staff.
6. Assists with the implementation of staff education programs relating to recreation therapy and rehabilitation services.
7. Acts as a resource person to staff regarding patient/client's therapeutic recreation needs.
8. Prepares food items with patients/clients; portions out and serves food and beverages and assists patients/clients with eating.
9. Makes recommendations regarding the purchase, general maintenance and repair of equipment and supplies.
10. Maintains patient/client records, clinical outcome measures and statistical data in accordance with department, facility and professional standards.
11. Participates in interprofessional, departmental and professional development to ensure awareness of current developments of evidence-based therapeutic recreation practice.
12. Provides instruction, feedback and supervision to students as required.
13. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Recreation Therapy. One (1) year of experience in Therapeutic Recreation, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Eligible for membership with the BC Therapeutic Recreation Association (BCTRA).

Successful completion of Foodsafe Course Level 1.

Valid BC Driver's License and access to personal vehicle for work-related purposes.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to teach, consult and advise.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of an interprofessional team.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and provide timely delivery of services.
• Ability to deal with and promote change.
• Ability to problem solve and effectively deal with conflict situations.
• Ability to operate related equipment including related computer software.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.