Recreation Therapist

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Recreation Therapist at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System works within Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services, providing care and rehabilitation to Veterans with a wide range of disabilities, including physical, neurological, behavioral health, psychiatric, cognitive, and chronic medical conditions.

Duties include developing, organizing, and managing a recreation therapy program for a patient caseload; conducting patient evaluations; documenting care; and educating patients

Responsibilities

• Developing, organizing, and managing a recreation therapy program for a patient caseload within Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service
• Conducting patient evaluations and analyzing leisure, cognitive, and motor skill assessment data to develop individualized goals and treatment plans
• Performing documentation of patient care, including assessments, progress notes, encounters, consultations, care plans, and other reports as needed
• Educating patients, their families, and caregivers during consultations regarding treatment interventions and goals, including adaptations to improve outcomes
• Acting as a representative of Recreation Therapy on interdisciplinary teams and reporting outcomes to the supervisor

Job description

Summary

The Recreation Therapist at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System works within Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services - providing care and rehabilitation to Veterans with a wide range of disabilities - including physical - neurological - behavioral health - psychiatric - cognitive - and chronic medical conditions.

Summary

The Recreation Therapist at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System works within Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services - providing care and rehabilitation to Veterans with a wide range of disabilities - including physical - neurological - behavioral health - psychiatric - cognitive - and chronic medical conditions.

Duties

• Duties include but are not limited to: Developing - organizing - and managing a recreation therapy program for a patient caseload within Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service
• Conducting patient evaluations and analyzing/interpreting leisure - cognitive - and motor skill assessment data to develop individualized goals - objectives - and treatment plan of care
• Performing documentation of patient care - including assessments - progress notes - encounters - consultations - care plans - and other reports as needed
• Educating patients - their families - and caregivers during consultations as required regarding treatment interventions and goals - in addition to any consideration involving adaptations to better ensure optimal treatment outcomes
• Acting as a representative of Recreation Therapy on interdisciplinary teams of their specialty - when needed and reporting outcomes and requests to their supervisor
• Work Schedule: Full-time - Sun-Thurs
• Tues-Saturday Compressed/Flexible: May be available based on the needs of the service
• Functional Statement #: 00000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified applicants
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
• PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized.