Recreational Therapist PRN

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 34,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Match

Tuition assistance

Health benefits

Job summary

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls is seeking a Recreational Therapist PRN who is driven, compassionate, and enjoys helping others. You will create activities to support recovery and build coping skills for behavioral health patients.

The role emphasizes assessment, group planning, documentation, and mentoring new therapists; CPR and crisis intervention requirements apply; CTRS certification and a Bachelor's degree are required. PRN shifts available.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 7 days of employment start date
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (CTRS) Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
• Bachelor’s Degree

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement activities for patients to help foster self-awareness, increase social skills, and promote healthy creativity to effectively reduce anxiety, increase self-esteem, and manage behaviors.
• Assess patient needs and complete patient assessments.
• Plan and implement regular groups to meet the needs of patients.
• Evaluate and document treatment goals and outcomes related to groups and patient involvement.
• Assist in the supervision and mentoring of Recreational Therapy interns and new Recreational Therapists.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $24.63 - $34.48 / hour

Learn More About The Benefits Offered For This Job. The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Do you have the PRN career opportunities as a(an) Recreational Therapist PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary And Qualifications

We are seeking a Recreational Therapist PRN who is driven, hard-working, and loves to help others. Recreational Therapists at our Behavioral Health Center see the value of recreation, learning, and building on individual strengths. They recognize the way healthy leisure and social interactions can improve well-being and help individuals cope with illness and disability, isolation and negative emotions. They take a strengths-based approach, helping patients learn about themselves, their interests and abilities, and help them improve feelings of worth and personal efficacy.

As a Recreational Therapist in Behavioral Health at our facility you will be joining a team that has a passion for creating positive patient interactions and a dedication to caring for the multi-faceted wellness of those we serve. In this role:

• You will develop and implement activities for patients to help foster self-awareness, increase social skills, and promote healthy creativity to effectively reduce anxiety, increase self-esteem, and manage behaviors.
• You will be responsible for assessing patient needs and completing patient assessments.
• You will plan and implement regular groups to meet the needs of patients.
• You will evaluate and document treatment goals and outcomes related to groups and patient involvement.
• You will assist in the supervision and mentoring of Recreational Therapy interns and new Recreational Therapists.

Qualifications

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 7 days of employment start date
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (CTRS) Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
• Bachelors Degree

Benefits

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (EIRMC) is a full-service hospital with 318+ patient beds. Our hospital is the largest medical facility in the region. We serve southeast Idaho, western Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park, and parts of Montana. Our facility has an ER, a Level II Trauma Center, a Level 1 ICU (one of two in Idaho), and the only Burn Center in the state of Idaho. We have the region’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for critically ill children. Our 74-bed Behavioral Health Center offers inpatient and outpatient mental health care for adolescents and adults.

We are part of the HCA Healthcare network - which includes more than 300 affiliate facilities across the country – offering our colleagues the opportunity for travel and relocation. HCA Healthcare and EIRMC are all about caring for people. This care extends to patients, families, and colleagues.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status