Pediatric Therapeutic Recreation Specialist

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days PTO

PTO rollover

Job summary

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center’s Burnet Campus seeks a Recreational Therapist to join the Child Life & Integrative Care team. This full-time role supports interdisciplinary treatment with therapeutic recreation to enhance patients’ social, cognitive, physical, and emotional well-being.

You will lead individual and group sessions, document progress, and educate families, with day shift hours and a 40-hour workweek.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• Certified through the National Council of Therapeutic Recreation
• Valid Driver's License

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary treatment team to assess patient needs and develop individualized therapeutic recreation interventions that support overall treatment goals.
• Facilitate therapeutic recreation activities designed to improve or restore social, cognitive, physical, emotional, and leisure functioning.
• Utilize evidence-based therapeutic leisure interventions to promote self-expression, self-esteem, independence, and healthy coping skills.
• Provide person-centered care. Effectively engage patients with varying levels of cognitive, physical, emotional, and social functioning.
• Lead and facilitate both individual and group therapeutic recreation sessions in a safe, therapeutic, and engaging environment.
• Assess patient progress, document interventions and outcomes, and modify treatment plans as appropriate to meet changing needs.
• Encourage community engagement and social participation through structured outings and community reintegration experiences when clinically appropriate.
• Educate patients and families regarding the benefits of therapeutic recreation and the role of leisure.
• Maintain compliance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, professional standards of practice, and CTRS certification requirements.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, treatment planning conferences, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrate strong communication, organizational, and clinical skills while promoting a safe and supportive therapeutic environment.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive clinical documentation.

Job description

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center’s Burnet Campus seeks a Recreational Therapist to join the Child Life & Integrative Care team. This full-time role supports interdisciplinary treatment with therapeutic recreation to enhance patients’ social, cognitive, physical, and emotional well-being.

You will lead individual and group sessions, document progress, and educate families, with day shift hours and a 40-hour workweek.