Rehabilitation Therapist 1 (Therapeutic Recreation)

We are seeking a compassionate, motivated professional who is passionate about helping individuals build the skills needed for successful community reintegration. This position plays a vital role in providing active rehabilitation treatment through therapeutic recreation interventions, leading and co-leading treatment groups, implementing rehabilitation activities and programs, completing required rehabilitation assessments, documenting patient progress and responses to treatment, evaluating patient functioning, communicating observations to the interdisciplinary treatment team, and providing therapeutic skills training through individual and group interventions.

What You Will Do

Evaluates individual level of functioning by assessing behavior and reviewing medical, social and emotional case histories; Writes and implements treatment plans using a specific modality; Conducts individual and group activities, consulting with other professionals and selecting appropriate techniques and materials to teach skills to correct disorders in intellectual, emotional or motor status of an individual.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate is dedicated to patient-centered care, values collaboration, possesses strong clinical and documentation skills, and is committed to supporting patients in achieving their recovery goals while maintaining compliance with active treatment and assessment requirements.

Requirements

• Four (4) years of professional experience in a professional rehabilitation therapeutic recreation program performing such activities as program evaluation, planning and application for individuals with an intellectual disability, emotional disabilities and physical disabilities.
• College training in a recognized therapeutic recreation discipline may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.

Benefits

• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees
• Benefit offerings will vary with part-time positions