Certified Recreational Therapist Secialist

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital Midwest

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Summary:

Develops and implements activity therapy treatment plans.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinates therapeutic recreational/leisure activities for both large and small groups. Observes patient response and encourages socialization.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Conducts patient assessments and establishes recreational/leisure therapy treatment goals.
• Evaluates each patient's progress and the effectiveness of recreational/leisure therapy interventions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Provides patient with information regarding resources and therapeutic recreational/leisure activities in the community.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree in Behavioral Health or related field

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Rare crawling.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Constant standing.
• Frequent walking, reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• Occasional driving.

Work Shift:

Rotating Shift (United States of America)

Employee

Department:

1202000087 GEROPSYCH

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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