Receration Therapist PRN

37800 Primary Childrens - Behavioral Health; Taylorsville (UT); On-site; USD 37,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health is seeking a Recreational Therapist to design and implement individual treatment programs that support leisure and recovery for patients with physical, emotional, or addiction-related needs in Utah.

The role involves collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, conducting assessments, setting rehab goals, and coordinating ongoing therapeutic activities tailored to each patient’s history and physician referrals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Recreational Therapy from an accredited institution.
• TRS licensure in the State of Utah.
• Preferred: National Certification in Therapeutic Recreation.
• Basic Life Support Certification.
• Annual MANDT competency training.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a safe, supportive environment in line with the treatment plan.
• Coordinates initial and ongoing evaluations per diagnosis and referrals.
• Sets realistic rehabilitation goals after assessment.
• Communicates treatment recommendations to the team and plans interventions.
• Facilitates ongoing assessment of patient needs for recreational therapy.

Skills

Care coordination

Assessment

Team communication

Recreational therapy

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Recreational Therapy

Job description

Job Description

The Recreational Therapist establishes and implements treatment programs individually designed to facilitate the development, maintenance, and expression of an appropriate leisure lifestyle for patients who have had a major physical, emotional or chemical dependency issue.

Essential Functions

• Maintains safe, consistent, and supportive environment by providing care in accordance with the multi-disciplinary treatment team, treatment plan and programs to meet patient care needs.
• Coordinates the performance of subjective and objective initial and ongoing evaluations of patient’s according to diagnosis, past history and physician referral.
• Assures the definition of realistic goals for rehabilitation following assessment of specific problems.
• Communicates treatment recommendations based on recreation assessment to the treatment team and identifies treatment intervention strategies to facilitate treatment planning.
• Facilitates the assessment and re-assessment of the patient's physical and/or emotional problems and needs for recreational therapy as determined by history and results of evaluation procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Recreational Therapy from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).
• TRS licensure in the State of Utah.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current National Certification in Therapeutic Recreation.
• Basic Life Support Certification.
• Annual MANDT competency training.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate equipment and materials with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, and art material use.
• Need to walk and push up to 50 pounds of supplies and equipment on rolling cart.

Location and Schedule

Location: Primary Childrens at Lehi, Primary Childrens at Taylorsville
Work City: Salt Lake City
Work State: Utah
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0

Compensation

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $26.74 - $41.28

Benefits

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Applicant Information

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

General

All positions subject to close without notice.

Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

Join our world-class team and embark on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment.