Recreational Therapist

13000 Logan Regional Hospital; Kentucky; On-site; USD 36,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital in Utah is seeking a skilled Recreational Therapist to design and implement individualized treatment programs that promote healthy leisure activities for patients with physical, emotional, or chemical dependency challenges.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, conduct initial and ongoing evaluations, set realistic rehabilitation goals, and communicate treatment plans to the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Recreational Therapy from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).
• TRS licensure in the State of Utah.
• Current National Certification in Therapeutic Recreation preferred.
• Basic Life Support Certification preferred.
• Annual MANDT competency training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains safe, consistent, and supportive environment by providing care in accordance with the multi-disciplinary treatment team, treatment plan and programs to meet patient care needs.
• Coordinates the performance of subjective and objective initial and ongoing evaluations of patient according to diagnosis, past history and physician referral.
• Assures the definition of realistic goals for rehabilitation following assessment of specific problems.
• Communicates treatment recommendations based on recreation assessment to the treatment team and identifies treatment intervention strategies to facilitate treatment planning.
• Facilitates the assessment and re-assessment of the patient's physical and/or emotional problems and needs for recreational therapy as determined by history and results of evaluation procedures.

Skills

Patient and Family Centered Care

Evidence-Based Practice

Multi-disciplinary Teaming

Clinical Documentation

Rapport Building

Communication

Organizing

Creativity

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Recreational Therapy from an accredited institution

TRS licensure in the State of Utah

Job description

Job Description

Job Description: The Recreational Therapist establishes and implements treatment programs individually designed to facilitate the development, maintenance, and expression of an appropriate leisure lifestyle for patients who have had a major physical, emotional or chemical dependency issue.

Essential Functions

Maintains safe, consistent, and supportive environment by providing care in accordance with the multi-disciplinary treatment team, treatment plan and programs to meet patient care needs.

Coordinates the performance of subjective and objective initial and ongoing evaluations of patient's according to diagnosis, past history and physician referral.

Assures the definition of realistic goals for rehabilitation following assessment of specific problems.

Communicates treatment recommendations based on recreation assessment to the treatment team and identifies treatment intervention strategies to facilitate treatment planning.

Facilitates the assessment and re-assessment of the patient's physical and/or emotional problems and needs for recreational therapy as determined by history and results of evaluation procedures.

Skills

• Patient and Family Centered Care
• Evidence-Based Practice
• Multi-disciplinary Teaming
• Clinical Documentation
• Rapport Building
• Communication
• Organizing
• Creativity
• Adaptability

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Recreational Therapy from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).

TRS licensure in the State of Utah.

Preferred Qualifications

Current National Certification in Therapeutic Recreation.

Basic Life Support Certification.

Annual MANDT competency training.

Physical Requirements

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies. Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate equipment and materials with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, and art material use. Need to walk and push up to 50 pounds of supplies and equipment on rolling cart.

Location

• Location: Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital
• Work City: Logan
• Work State: Utah
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24
• The hourly range for this position is listed below.
• Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
• $26.74 - $41.28

Benefits

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Policies

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Additional Information

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