Recreation Therapy Assistant: Rehab & Patient Wellness

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Recreation Therapy Assistant position is located within the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation section at the Phoenix VA Medical Center, part of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Administration. It focuses on developing and evaluating recreational therapy interventions for patients with physical or mental health conditions.

Qualified applicants must have English proficiency and meet specialized experience or education substitution criteria.

Qualifications

• English language proficiency as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d).
• Specialized experience at least 1 full year at GS-5 level in Federal service.
• Education substitution: 9 semester hours of graduate education or internship related to Recreation Therapy.
• Combination of related graduate education and specialized experience with transcripts.
• Physical Demands: requires significant physical activity and mobility within the facility.

Responsibilities

• Develop, plan, organize, implement, conduct, monitor, and evaluate a wide variety of recreational therapy interventions and programs for patients with physical and/or mental health conditions.
• Assist in carrying out therapies under supervision within Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Skills

English proficiency

Specialized experience

Education

Graduate education or internship related to recreation therapy

Job description

The Recreation Therapy Assistant position is located within the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation section at the Phoenix VA Medical Center, part of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Administration. It focuses on developing and evaluating recreational therapy interventions for patients with physical or mental health conditions.

Qualified applicants must have English proficiency and meet specialized experience or education substitution criteria.