Recreation Therapist

MedStar Health’s Washington Hospital Center; Rossville (MD); On-site; USD 33,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center in the Baltimore area is seeking a Recreation Therapist to assess patients and plan, implement, and evaluate therapeutic recreation services. You will document progress and participate in interdisciplinary conferences to adjust treatment plans.

Primary duties include documenting in compliance with requirements, evaluating patients, developing activities for behavioral health patients, collaborating with the care team, and contributing to discharge planning.

Qualifications

• Certification as a Recreation Therapist through the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation.
• CPR certification.
• Experience as a recreational therapist preferred.

Responsibilities

• Documents in compliance with professional, agency, and payor requirements.
• Evaluates patients and plans/implements treatment to improve outcomes.
• Identifies limitations and establishes measurable goals.
• Incorporates patient participation and discharge planning.
• Develops and facilitates therapeutic activities/groups for adolescent and adult behavioral health patients.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team.

Skills

CPR certified

Experience in therapeutic recreation

Education

Certification as Recreation Therapist, NCTR

Job description

About the Job

MedStar Health is looking for a Recreation Therapist to join our team at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center!

The Recreation Therapist assesses patients to determine appropriate therapeutic recreation treatment goals. Plans, coordinates, implements, and evaluates therapeutic recreation treatment services for patients. Evaluates and documents patient's progress and participates in interdisciplinary case conferences to monitor existing treatment plan and makes changes necessary.

Join one of the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metro region, also recognized as one of the "Healthiest Maryland Businesses".

Primary Duties:

• Documents in compliance with professional, agency, and payor requirements.
• Evaluates patients within a wide variety of settings, targets critical issues, and establishes a baseline and a plan of treatment that facilitates improvements in patient outcomes.
• Identifies limitations of patient, incorporates appropriate assessment tools and procedures, establishes measurable long and short-term goals, and determines how specific problems interfere with function.
• Incorporates patient participation in treatment, goals, and discharge planning. Revises treatment as necessary for optimal patient improvement.
• Develops, organizes and facilitates/co-facilitates therapeutic activities/groups for adolescent and adult behavioral health patients.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications:

• Certification as a Recreation Therapist through the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation.
• CPR certified
• Experience as a recreational therapist preferred.

This position has a hiring range of

USD $22.48 - USD $39.75 /Hr.