RECREATION THERAPIST/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

System Support; Troy (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

System Support is seeking a Recreation Therapist to join the Behavioral Health unit at Upper Valley Medical Center. The role focuses on establishing and coordinating a balanced recreation therapy program tailored to patients’ ages and treatment issues.

You will ensure patient safety during therapy groups, manage equipment and supplies, and maintain current professional certifications and registrations, reporting to the clinical coordinator.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in therapeutic recreation or in recreation with a therapeutic emphasis is required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• CTRS certification and/or Ohio registration (RRT/RTC) required.
• CPR & CPI certification required.

Responsibilities

• Establish, coordinate, organize, and implement a balanced recreation therapy program based on patients' ages, needs, and treatment issues.
• Make professional decisions to ensure patient safety during recreation therapy and experiential therapy groups.
• Maintain knowledge of equipment, inventory, and purchasing supplies for therapy activities.
• Maintain current knowledge of trends and keep national or state-level certification/registration up to date.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Therapeutic Recreation or Recreation with Therapeutic Emphasis

Master’s degree (preferred)

CTRS certification and/or Ohio registration (RRT/RTC)

CPR & CPI certification

Job description

Position: Recreation Therapist

Shift: 7:00AM-3:30PM or 8:00AM-4:30PM, 40 Hours a week, 80 hours per pay period

Unit: Behavioral Health unit

Location: Upper Valley Medical Center

The Therapeutic Recreation Specialist is responsible for establishing, coordinating, organizing, and implementing a balanced recreation therapy program based on the specific ages, needs, and treatment issues of the patients served. Responsible to make professional decisions to ensure patient safety during recreation therapy and experiential therapy groups, including knowledge of, and proper use and maintenance of, recreational and experiential equipment and the purchasing of supplies. Also responsible to maintain knowledge of current inventory and professional trends and to maintain national level professional certification or state level registration. The Therapeutic Recreation Specialist is under direct supervision of the clinical coordinator.

• Education - Bachelor’s degree in therapeutic recreation or in recreation with a therapeutic emphasis required. Masters preferred. Certification as a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (C.T.R.S.) and/or Ohio registration as Recreation Therapy Consultant or Therapist (R.R.T.C. or R.T.R.) required.
• Previous inpatient, adult, or adolescent / child experience preferred. Prefer knowledge of mental health and chemical dependency treatment.
• Experiential therapy or education experience preferred.
• Must possess or be eligible for a State of Ohio driver’s license.
• Certification in CPR & CPI required.