CTRS - Therapeutic Recreation Specialist

BrightSpring Health Services; Portland (OR); In loco; USD 55.104 - 82.656; Tempo pieno

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Flexible PRN schedule

In-home/community environments

Interdisciplinary team

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Rehab Without Walls in Portland, Oregon is seeking a PRN Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) to join our Home and Community Program. You will design and implement individualized therapeutic recreation programs to help clients with neurological and complex conditions regain independence and meaningful engagement in daily life.

Work is flexible PRN with an interdisciplinary team, collaboration with physicians and therapists, and opportunities to impact quality of life through

Competenze

• Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification is required.
• The candidate must successfully complete any/all required pre‑employment evaluation test(s) per policy in each assigned area of practice.
• Good organizational and communication skills are needed.
• Ability to function with minimum supervision.
• Reliable transportation is required.
• Knowledge of complex neurologic injury and orthopedic rehabilitation techniques generally required. Knowledge of therapeutic recreation program design and the ability to obtain National Therapeutic Recreational Specialist certification within one year of employment required.

Mansioni

• Design and implement individualized therapeutic recreation programs.
• Assess clients' interests, strengths, needs, and barriers to participation.
• Facilitate community reintegration and leisure based activities that promote independence.
• Collaborate with physicians, therapists, and rehabilitation team members to support treatment goals.
• Educate clients, families, and caregivers on strategies for successful community participation.
• Monitor progress, document outcomes, and adjust interventions as needed.
• Connect clients with community resources and recreational opportunities.

Conoscenze

Good organizational and communication

Minimum supervision

Reliable transportation

Formazione

Bachelor's Degree in Therapeutic Recreation Therapy

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Overview

CTRS Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (PRN)

Home & Community Program | Rehab Without Walls | Portland, OR

Bring Rehabilitation to Life Beyond the Clinic

Rehab Without Walls is seeking a PRN Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) to join our Home and Community Program in Portland, Oregon. In this rewarding role, you'll help individuals with neurological and complex conditions build confidence, independence, and meaningful engagement in the activities that matter most.

Why Join Us?

• Flexible PRN schedule
• Opportunity to work in real world home and community environments
• Collaborative interdisciplinary team approach
• Meaningful work that directly impacts quality of life
• Ongoing professional growth and development opportunities

What You'll Do

• Design and implement individualized therapeutic recreation programs
• Assess clients' interests, strengths, needs, and barriers to participation
• Facilitate community reintegration and leisure based activities that promote independence
• Collaborate with physicians, therapists, and rehabilitation team members to support treatment goals
• Educate clients, families, and caregivers on strategies for successful community participation
• Monitor progress, document outcomes, and adjust interventions as needed
• Connect clients with community resources and recreational opportunities

If you're passionate about helping people reconnect with their communities and achieve meaningful goals through recreation and leisure, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and make a difference with Rehab Without Walls in Portland, OR.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes and coordinates recreation activities, functional leisure skills, and leisure education. Interviews the person served to assess capabilities/interests/barriers. Monitor progress and recommends changes modifications to program as required.
• Consult with physicians and other members of the rehabilitation team regarding therapeutic recreation goals for program referrals. Coordinate activities with staff/rehabilitation team and participate in care planning meetings.
• Communicate with community service organizations to develop resources for recreational programs. Act as liaison to outside community recreation/leisure avocation agencies.
• Design community reintegration activities to assist the person receiving services with their physical and cognitive needs during physical recreational/leisure activity. Assist the person receiving services in understanding their various needs and limitations and how to manage them during function.
• Provide training to the person receiving services and as appropriate, all others involved in that person's rehabilitation. Analyze and document the result of any training.
• Perform a thorough evaluation, assessing the needs of the person receiving services, and set measurable objectives that are formulated in conjunction with the rehabilitation team. Adjust treatment to achieve maximum results.
• Responsible to apply professional knowledge and skills in accordance with accepted standards of clinical practice, to facilitate problem resolutions, and thereby the achievement of individualized goals and outcomes for the person served.
• Report progress to the rehabilitation staff, person receiving services and family members.
• Observe/document and report changes in the condition of the person served to the Clinical Coordinator/designee, attending physician and other treatment team members as appropriate.
• Provide treatment progress and status documentation in accordance with the Plan of Treatment.
• Participate in the team process provide input and effective treatment strategies. Attend case conference and family educational meetings.
• Develop, teach and assess the plan of treatment. Guide the Rehabilitation Specialist/Certified Nursing Assistant in fulfillment of the plan. Use appropriate methods and tools in all teaching and training activities, including those associated with discharge.
• Maintain the highest standards of professional conduct in relation to information that is confidential in nature. Share information only when the recipient's right to access is clearly established and the sharing of such information is clearly in the best interest of the person served.
• Collect and document items necessary for the organization to complete a thorough and effective program evaluation and program improvement.
• Attend, participate in and/or conduct internal staff development programs, obtain continuing education as required by Company policy and regulations. Maintain and enhance clinical practice skills.
• Perform other duties as assigned in response to the person serviced, office and/or program needs.

Qualifications

• Current Cardiopulmonary Rescutiation certification is required.
• The candidate must successfully complete any/all required pre‑employment evaluation test(s) per policy in each assigned area of practice.
• Good organizational and communication skills are needed.
• Ability to function with minimum supervision.
• Reliable transportation is required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Therapeutic Recreation Therapy or the equivalent plus a minimum of two years therapeutic therapy experience is required.
• Knowledge of complex neurologic injury and orthopedic rehabilitation techniques generally required. Knowledge of therapeutic recreation program design and the ability to obtain National Therapeutic Recreational Specialist certification within one year of employment required. Maintain professional license and/or certification as required by the state in which the therapist practices. Effective communication skills also required.

About our Line of Business

Rehab Without Walls, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, is a revolutionary neurorehabilitation program that moves individuals outside the walls of institutional settings and into their natural home and community environment through a continuum of care. It is designed to significantly help people who have primarily experienced a brain injury, spinal cord injury, or stroke/CVA through accident or illness regain functional capabilities. By providing care in the home, community, workplace, or school, Rehab Without Walls promotes greater health through the recovery process, all with industry-leading outcomes that dramatically improve functional skills and independence for patients. For more information, please visit www.rehabwithoutwalls.com.