Job Details

The Recreational Therapist provides evidence-based treatment for people with mental, physical or emotional disabilities or illnesses to improve or maintain their health and well-being. The Recreational Therapist will collaborate with other allied health specialists such as Physical, Occupational, and/or
Creative Arts Therapists to plan, implement, and evaluate therapy interventions.

Job Description

Essential Functions

Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

Plan, direct, deliver, and evaluate recreation-evidence based interventions for a full patient caseload in skilled facility, acute rehab, outpatient settings as appropriate.

Participate in student education typically, part-time students like ICE or higher.

Completes education, teaching, and professional activities commensurate with novice clinician.

Assesses, synthesizes and applies the evidence-based literature in clinical practice. Reviews available information from referral sources and chart review and documents information relevant to the therapeutic recreation planning and treatment of the patient.

Documents clients' participation and reactions during therapeutic recreation treatments, tracks patients' progress and evaluates therapeutic effects.

Provides adaptive equipment to help clients with disabilities participate in recreational activities assigned in treatment plans.

Selects, develops and implements recreational activities to help clients improve physical, mental and social functions. Adapts individual leisure/recreation activities to resident’s needs or disabilities.

Participates in department’s performance improvement program.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Education:

Bachelor degree or higher with concentration in recreational therapy (therapeutic recreation) in addition to specific support coursework.

AND

Experience:

Completion of a minimum 14 week / 560 hour internship supervised by a CTRS.

0-2 years of clinical practice, 1 year preferred

Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements:

NCTRC Certification required. CTRS Specialization Area Designation: Available choices: Adaptive Sports and Recreation, Behavioral Health, Community Inclusion Services, Developmental Disabilities, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation.

CPR Required

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Magee Rehabilitation Hospital

Primary Location Address

1513 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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