A Bachelor Degree in Recreation or a related field
1-year professional recreation experience in a therapeutic instructional or rehabilitation setting
Must successfully pass pre-employment health clearance
Responsibilities:
Conducts activities for clients/patient groups, working individually or as a member of the treatment team
Assist patients in leisure activities to engage and improve mind, body, and spirit, and patient adjustment to life with disease, injury or disability, analyzing and reporting behavioral patterns to the treatment team or others
Requisition, store, and maintain equipment and supplies.Implement and deliver recreational therapy that serves to have a positive effect on the physical, mental and emotional well-being of psychiatric inpatients
Will assess and evaluate patient needs and interests through various means relative to Recreation to Recreational and/or Social Adjustment
Develop and implement individualized therapy plan and execute it, keeping everyone abreast of progress through written and verbal reports
Schedule patients, keep attendance and therapy records
Interface with utilization review social services, discharge planner, therapy team to assist In successful patient discharge
Assess and suggest purchases for equipment and supplies that pertain to therapeutic recreation
Abide by department policies, procedures and operational guidelines
Supervise students and volunteers
Participate in departmental inservices, teaching and other departmental activities
Functions under general supervision of a coordinator/Clinical Director
Numbers & Facts
Location
Syracuse, New York
Skills
Community and Social Servicesunmatched
Diseaseunmatched
Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
Needs Assessmentunmatched
Operations Guidelinesunmatched
Operations Processesunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Patient Assessmentunmatched
Patient Careunmatched
Psychiatry and Mental Healthunmatched
Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
Recreationunmatched
Recreational Therapyunmatched
Social Workunmatched
Training/Teachingunmatched
Utilization Managementunmatched
Volunteer Managementunmatched
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