Manager, Recreational Therapy

Northwell Health; Village of Port Jefferson (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking a Senior Supervisor for Recreational Therapy Services to lead a diverse team within a hospital unit. You will supervise, train, and evaluate staff while coordinating inpatient recreational therapy scheduling and budget development to align with hospital goals.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree, a current Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Certification, and 6–8 years of relevant experience with 2–5 years in leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Current Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Certification required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
• 6-8 years of relevant experience and 2-5 years of leadership/management experience, required.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to Recreational Therapy team members and supervisors by communicating and guiding toward achieving department objectives.
• Develops, communicates, and builds consensus for goals in alignment with the health system.
• Supervises, hires, trains, disciplines and evaluates the performance of staff; ensures performance appraisals are completed in a timely manner.
• Coordinates the scheduling of inpatient services for Recreational Therapy patients.
• Assists in the formation of an annual budget for personnel, equipment and supplies.
• Assists in the development of departmental policies and procedures.
• Recommends and develops clinical programs consistent with the mission of the department.
• Plans and provides leisure educational activities; assists the patient in acquiring the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for independent leisure and social activities; adjustment in community; decision-making ability, and appropriate use of free time.
• Monitors and improves productivity of services to ensure quality of care.
• Maintains all Recreational Therapy department statistics.
• Makes periodic inspections of equipment/supplies; identifies malfunctions and initiates repairs.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Program development

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Certification

Job description

Job Description

Manages, hires, trains, disciplines and evaluates the performance of support staff of Recreational Therapy Services including the planning, implementing and coordinating of activities and interventions for the development, maintenance and expression of appropriate social and leisure lifestyles of patients admitted to the Unit. Evaluates the performance of the Recreational Therapy staff.

Job Responsibility

• Provides leadership to Recreational Therapy team members and supervisors by communicating and guiding toward achieving department objectives.
• Develops, communicates, and builds consensus for goals in alignment with the health system.
• Supervises, hires, trains, disciplines and evaluates the performance of staff; ensures performance appraisals are completed in a timely manner.
• Coordinates the scheduling of inpatient services for Recreational Therapy patients.
• Assists in the formation of an annual budget for personnel, equipment and supplies.
• Assists in the development of departmental policies and procedures.
• Recommends and develops clinical programs consistent with the mission of the department.
• Plans and provides leisure educational activities; assists the patient in acquiring the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for independent leisure and social activities; adjustment in community; decision-making ability, and appropriate use of free time.
• Monitors and improves productivity of services to ensure quality of care.
• Maintains all Recreational Therapy department statistics.
• Makes periodic inspections of equipment /supplies; identifies malfunctions and initiates repairs.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Current Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Certification required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
• 6-8 years of relevant experience and 2-5 years of leadership / management experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).