Employment Type:Part timeShift:Shift_8
Description:
As a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team, utilizes clinical skills associated with current training in area of expertise, the expressive arts therapies, recreation or occupational therapies and psycho-educational interventions, to plan, organize and implement a program of ancillary services. Assesses patients' capabilities, needs, interests and goals and designs an individualized treatment program consistent with interdisciplinary team's goals.
What the Recreation Therapist will need:
Minimum: Bachelors in Recreational Therapy
Minimum: Registered as a CTRS
Minimum: Three months of relevant psychiatric/medical/clinical experience. On the job training or formal education in the application of therapy/counseling principles and practices for patients with various psychiatric/medical conditions.
Knowledge of current therapy principles in area of expertise, therapeutic expressive arts activities, recreation or occupational therapies, psycho-educational interventions and group counseling techniques.
Ability to provide cultural competent care with a wide range of individuals in a diverse community setting. Interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with patients, families, and employees.
Analytical skills to make clinical judgments and assessments, develop treatment plans, design and evaluate effectiveness of therapeutic activities, and monitor patient progress.
What the Recreation Therapist will need:
Assesses patient care needs, develops/implements a treatment plan in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, continually reassesses treatment plan according to patient care needs.
Plans and participates in Milieu Programming: teaching, skill building, and therapy groups.
Establishes therapeutic relationship with assigned patients.
Provides input to the interdisciplinary treatment plan, functioning as a team member.
Participates in Rounds/Treatment planning meetings as necessary.
Responsible to monitor for and report to the Manager and Unit Leaders any potential risk to patient safety that could lead to an adverse outcome.
Utilizes processes to conserve
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.