Recreational Therapist

Quinte Health; Belleville; Sur place; CAD 52 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Quinte Health in Belleville, Ontario, is seeking a Recreation Therapist to design, implement, and evaluate therapeutic activities for clients in Complex Continuing Care units. You will collaborate with healthcare professionals, recommend interventions, and connect clients with community resources.

You will also guide volunteers, document client progress, and provide regular updates to clients and families. Temporary full-time hours are expected through August 2027.

Qualifications

• Degree in Therapeutic Recreation or related field with Therapeutic Recreation diploma.
• Experience in geriatric recreation service.
• Ability to communicate with elderly clients and work in a team.
• Ability to initiate independent client care interventions.
• Satisfactory Criminal Record / Vulnerable Sector Check.

Responsabilités

• Develops, implements and evaluates interventions and recreational activities for clients on the CCC units.
• Identifies equipment and space needs for interventions with the Team.
• Orients, supports, and assists volunteers.
• Researches intervention ideas and makes recommendations to the healthcare team.
• Makes recommendations regarding community resources, programs, and services.
• Records assessments and progress reports on the client record.
• Provides regular progress updates to clients and families.
• Collaborates with the healthcare team to develop standards of care and policy/procedure development, and educates clients and families.
• Supervises volunteers, Co-op students, and placements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Formation

Degree in Therapeutic Recreation, or Degree/Diploma in Recreation, Gerontology, or related field plus Therapeutic Recreation diploma

Description du poste

Position Summary

Join our healthcare team as a Recreation Therapist, where you'll design, implement, and evaluate engaging therapeutic activities for clients in Complex Continuing Care (CCC) units. You'll collaborate closely with our healthcare professionals, recommend innovative interventions, and connect clients with valuable community resources. Your role includes guiding volunteers, documenting client progress, and providing regular updates to clients and their families. If you're passionate about enhancing quality of life through recreational therapy and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is the opportunity for you. Temporary full time hours can be expected up until August 2027.

Required

• Degree in Therapeutic Recreation, or Degree/Diploma in Recreation, Gerontology, or related field plus Therapeutic Recreation diploma.
• Related experience in a geriatric recreation service.
• Must be able to communicate with elderly clients and work in a team environment.
• Must be able to make independent decisions to initiate client care interventions.
• Must have a satisfactory Criminal Record / Vulnerable Sector Check.

For internal candidates, disciplinary and attendance records will be considered.

Duties

• Develops, implements and evaluates selected interventions and recreational activities for clients on the Complex Continuing Care (CCC) units.
• Identifies equipment and space needs for selected interventions, organizes requirements with the Team.
• Orients, supports, and assists volunteers.
• Researches intervention ideas and makes recommendations to the healthcare team.
• Makes recommendations with respect to community resources, programs, and services.
• Records assessments and progress reports on the client record.
• Provides regular and frequent verbal and written progress reports to clients, or client’s families.
• Collaborates with the healthcare team to: develop and implement standards of care and policy and procedure development for recreation therapy, contributes to progress conferences, evaluate effectiveness of therapy, educates clients and client families.
• Supervises volunteers, Co-op students, and clinical placements students are required.
• Other duties as assigned from time to time.

Our family of four hospitals play an integral role in improving lives and creating healthier communities. We work together as one team across our hospitals to provide local and regional health care services, and also work in partnership with our communities to improve access to high-quality care, close to home. We are incredibly fulfilled by the work that we do, and proud of our dynamic teams of staff, physicians and volunteers who care deeply about our patients, and each other. We don’t just serve our communities, we are part of them. We live here, raise our families here and, quite often, retire here in the community that we love. Quinte Health is always looking for compassionate, dedicated people to join our team. We have a wide range of exciting roles, some which involve working across more than one of our hospitals, and some which are situated at just one hospital.

Physical Demands Analysis

Strength

• Required Occasionally – lifting and carrying average weight 20 pounds and max 50, pushing/pulling average 10-15 pounds and max 30 pounds, patient assist approx. 100 pounds

Mobility

• Required Constantly – standing
• Required Frequently – walking, bending/stooping
• Required Occasionally – sitting, twisting/turning, bending, crouching/squatting, kneeling
• Required Rarely – balancing, climbing

Dexterity

• Required Frequently – forward shoulder movements, gripping/grasping, pinching, neck, elbow, shoulder, wrist and back normal range of motion
• Required Occasionally – fine finger movements, shoulder movements (up/down)
• Required Rarely – foot action

Equal Opportunity

We thank all interested candidates for their response, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted. Quinte Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to meeting needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Our Recruitment process follows the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act in order to provide a fair and equitable process for all candidates. Applicants requiring accommodation through the recruitment/interview process are encouraged to contact the Human Resources Department at 613-969-7400 x2577 or