Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist

HCA HealthONE; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits for medical, Rx

Wellbeing support including counseling

Paid time off and family leave

401(k) match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition and certification support

Fertility and family building support

Life insurance and other protections

Employee discounts

Job summary

HCA HealthONE Mental Health and Wellness Center is seeking an Activity Therapist in the Aurora, CO area. You will provide expressive therapy to patients as part of a multidisciplinary team, using art, movement, poetry, writing, drama or music to help patients express feelings and develop self-awareness.

The role includes performing assessments, leading group and individual sessions, and collaborating with clinicians to meet treatment goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree required.
• BCLS must be obtained within 30 days of start date.
• NCI must be obtained within 6 months of start date.
• CTRS certification required (CTRS).

Responsibilities

• Complete activity therapy assessments.
• Provide group and individual expressive therapy sessions.
• Display professionalism with customers, staff and clinicians.
• Complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Complete documentation promptly.
• Follow all hospital policies and procedures.
• Attend monthly activity therapy staff meetings.
• Attend weekly clinical supervision.
• Work with the interdisciplinary team in meeting treatment goals.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI)

Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS)

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $22.04 - $33.04 / hour

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The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Recreation Therapist you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA HealthONE Mental Health and Wellness Center which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Activity Therapist is responsible for providing expressive therapy services to patients, as a member of a multidisciplinary team and in accordance with Medical City Green Oaks' activity therapy work policy. Expressive therapy interventions are focused on helping the patient develop a stronger sense of self by promoting the identification and expression of feelings through participation in the creation and sharing of personal work, to include visual art, dance/movement, poetry, writing, drama or music.

Specific Job Functions:

• Complete activity therapy assessments.
• Provide group and individual expressive therapy sessions appropriate to client needs.
• Display professionalism in dealing with customers, staff and clinicians.
• Complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Complete documentation in a timely manner.
• Follow all hospital policies and procedures.
• Attend and participate in monthly activity therapy staff meetings.
• Attend and participate in weekly clinical supervision.
• Work with the interdisciplinary team in meeting treatment goals
• May perform other duties as assigned.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
• (CTRS) Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
• Bachelors Degree

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Mental Health and Wellness Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients’ total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow® urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation. Among HCA HealthONE’s acute care hospitals in Aurora, offering more than 60 medical specialties, including a Level II Trauma Center with Primary Stroke Certification and Chest Pain Center accreditation and a full-service mental health campus. HCA HealthONE Aurora is the first hospital in the Denver metro area to receive a three-time Magnet designation for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Consistently among the Denver Business Journals’ list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver-metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in-kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.