Recreation Therapist

MedStar Health; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 47,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Health is seeking a Recreation Therapist to join MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, DC. The role involves providing evidence-based care, evaluation, treatment planning, patient education, and discharge planning in accordance with accreditation standards.

You will demonstrate clinical reasoning, lead community program efforts, and ensure timely documentation. The position requires a bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreation, NCTRC certification, and DC licensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreation or Recreation and Leisure Studies with Therapeutic option/emphasis.
• NCTRC Certification as Therapeutic Recreation Specialist; must obtain DC licensure prior to start date.
• DC licensure eligibility or licensure for Washington, D.C. prior to start date.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Provide care following accreditation guidelines, ethics, and standards of practice, including evaluation, treatment planning, education, and discharge planning.
• Demonstrate clinical reasoning to maximize safe outcomes and lead sports programming and community programs.
• Maintain timely documentation per policy, including assessments, interventions, and discharge recommendations.
• Coordinate sports programming and ensure supplies and equipment are available; be punctual and prepared.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Time management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreation

NCTRC Certification

Recreation Therapist licensure eligibility for Washington, D.C.

Valid driver’s license

Job description

About the Job

MedStar Health is looking for a Recreation Therapist to join our team at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital!

As a Recreation Therapist, you will provide patient care duties as it relates to recreational therapy and adaptive sports following accreditation guidelines licensing regulations professional code of ethics and standards of practice to include: evaluation, re-evaluation, treatment plannin,g & implementation and discharge planning. You will assure compliance with all legal & accreditation standards.

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

Primary Duties:

• Provideseffective and efficinetevidence-basedcare.Providesindividualized patient care duties as it relates to Recreation Therapy following accreditation guidelines, professional code of ethics, and standards of practice toincludeevaluation/ re-evaluation, treatment planning, patient/caregiver education, and discharge planning.
• Demonstrates sound clinical reasoning during patient care to maximize effective and safe outcomes. Demonstrates leadership skills in coaching/managing quality sports programming in our community programregardingsafety, budgeting,maintainingofequipment,appropriate paperwork, volunteers and serving asliaisonto nationalorganizationand partners. Activelyparticipatein fundraising and grant writing to ensure funding for sports and fitnessprograms.
• Follows MNRH documentation policy tomaintainaccurateandtimelydocumentation to include assessment, clinical interventions, flowsheets, dischargerecommendations. Documentation reflectsthe needfor acute rehab level of care to include patient/ familyeducation, training,treatmentintensityand duration.
• Demonstrates effective time management and meets productivity expectations. Maintainsaccurateschedules for assigned patients and professional activities.
• Coordinates sports programming.Ensures necessary supplies and equipment available for patient care and for community sports programming.Istimely,punctual,and prepared.

Qualifications:

• Graduateofan accredited college or university with abachelor'sdegree or higher in Therapeutic Recreation or Recreation and Leisure Studies with a Therapeutic option/emphasis.
• Advanced training in clinicalexpertisethrough workshop attendance. Identified area or working toward area(s) of advance practice. Presents at department/team in-services.
• Therapeutic Recreation Specialist by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC). Must have or be able to obtain Recreation Therapist licensure for Washington, D.C prior to start date.
• Valid driver's license in good standing and maintenance of a safe driving record.

• 12 week Therapeutic Recreation Internship in a clinical setting preferably in physical rehabilitation required
• 1-2 years of clinical experience in a rehabilitation setting preferred.

This position has a hiring range of

USD $46,758.00 - USD $82,680.00 /Yr.