JOB POSTING: Recreation Therapist, CTRS – Full-time, Shodair Children’s Hospital, Helena, MT

JOB SUMMARY
Plans, organizes, and directs medically approved recreation therapy programming for severely emotionally disturbed children and adolescents.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Completes an assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation process for each patient with documentation.
• Develops patient goals/objectives and tracks progress.
• Attends interdisciplinary rounds and other meetings to report on patient progress and concerns.
• Directs and organizes active treatment offered in a group setting that based on the specific needs of the patient by developing creative and instructive groups that are focused on: creative arts, cognitive stimulation, social skills, leisure education, coping skills, symptom management, teambuilding, adventure therapy, stress management, exercise/physical fitness, community re-integration, and problem solving.

COMPETENCIES

• Regular, predictable and reliable attendance at work.
• Maintaining a pleasant demeanor with co-workers, supervisors, subordinates, and others with whom in contact.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Ability to physically handle violent and out of control patients.
• Ability to work any shift and any schedule.
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, subordinates, and others.
• Ability to handle stress.
• Ability to learn concepts of child development and apply that knowledge by implementing appropriate interventions.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to maintain, organize and inventory recreational equipment.
• Ability to perform recreation therapy assessments, treatment plans and interventions, progress notes and special recreation therapy and performance improvement assignments as delegated.
• Ability to participate in physical activities such as running, lifting, swimming and general play with patients.

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE; CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE

Certification in Recreational Therapy through the National Council of Therapeutic Recreation (NCTRC) or eligible for certification.  Must be certified within 6 months on hire.  Lifeguard/first aid certification preferred.  Background check and drug test required.