Job Details

• Trust in Each Other. Each employee knows that his/her co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff and community.  

• A Proud Tradition. Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride. 

Age Specific Responsibility: 

Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned department.? Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department’s policies and procedures. 

Essential Job Responsibilities: 

Staff will provide patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification or registration and as required by law and regulation. 

Provides patient care. 

• Evaluates patients' premorbid and current leisure functioning. 

• Determines individual goals and objectives, in agreement with patient and/or family. 

• Develops, implements, and monitors treatment plan according to the needs of the patient. 

• Plans, conducts, and coordinates therapeutic recreation services of the department to address patients' treatment plans and developmental levels with age appropriate activities. Services mayo include: community activities, small and large group programs, morning, afternoon, evening and weekend programs, passive to active activities, individual services, and co-therapy programs. Services are to include families and siblings as appropriate. 

• Adapts activities, equipment as necessary. 

C. Documents patient's status and progress through initial evaluation, progress notes, and discharge summary according to established time standards. 

D. Communicates with others to integrate therapeutic recreation treatment in optimizing total patient care. 

• Participates in conferences/discussions and exchange of written records with other interdisciplinary team members to integrate therapeutic recreation treatment plan. 

• Instructs the patient and the family in therapeutic recreation procedures as part of the home program.  Provides written instructions as necessary. 

• Instructs the visiting public, medical students, physicians, and other professionals in the methods of and objectives in area of expertise. 

E. Attends various meetings as designated. 

F. Functions as a patient advocate and maintains patient confidentiality. 

We’ll embrace all people by:?? 

• Treating everyone with dignity and respect.?? 

• Opening more doors to opportunity for others to succeed.?? 

• Growing talent and people.?? 

• Ensuring a welcoming experience for all we serve, regardless of origin, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status.?? 

• Taking action against discrimination.?? 

• Honoring our differences and how we collaborate.?? 

• Educating staff, patients and the communities we care for.?? 

• Restoring hope and freedom, together.? 

G. Educational Responsibilities: 

• Provides educational training to therapeutic recreation specialists and other staff in the form of in-services at least one time per year. 

• Assists in program development. 

• Provides clinical supervision and clinical input for students as requested. 

• Functions as a resource person in an area of expertise.