About This Role
This full-time recreational therapist position on an acute care inpatient unit for psychiatric patients involves working collaboratively with a treatment team to create a therapeutic environment. The role requires planning, implementing, and evaluating therapeutic activities to address patients' psychosocial, social, developmental, and emotional needs.
Responsibilities
- Participate in the patient care team's delivery of personalized, efficient care with respect for patient's spiritual and cultural differences
- Consider factors related to safety effectiveness and cost in planning and delivery of patient care
- Plan, implement, and evaluate a broad spectrum of therapeutic activities that address the psychosocial, social, developmental age, and emotional needs of the patient
- Complete the Therapeutic Activity Profile and plan that identifies patient's recreational skill, strengths, weaknesses, and leisure lifestyle
- Conduct group and individual therapeutic recreation interventions utilizing therapeutic rationale and effective group skills
- Recognize, record, and report to the team any signs, symptoms, progress, or variance in the patient's condition
- Effectively communicate the plan of care to patients, families, significant others, and the treatment team
- Participate in unit safety checks as directed and maintain knowledge of unit safety policies
- Maintain confidentiality of all patient, hospital, and employee related information
- Attend and participate in a minimum of six staff meetings annually and read and sign off meeting minutes of all staff meetings that were not attended
- Commit to Service Excellence and continually strive towards the achievements of Commitments to Excellence
- Participate in performance improvement unit-based activities and hospital-based activities as directed
- Maintain annual competencies
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Recreational Therapy or a related field
- Therapeutic Recreation Specialist certification/license
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits: multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees
- Financial protection & PTO: life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave, and paid time off
- Financial & career growth: higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance, and 401(k) retirement package and company match
- Employee well-being: mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs)
- Professional development: ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities
Important Details
- Schedule: daylight position, 8 AM - 4 PM, with every other weekend
About the Company
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center is a 537-bed hospital offering inpatient, behavioral health, rehabilitation, and transitional care. It is a regional referral hospital known for clinical excellence, home to Level 3 Neonatal Care and Level 1 Trauma Care designations, and recognized by the American Heart Association with the Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. Conemaugh Memorial is committed to being a teaching hospital, including seven medical residency programs, a School of Nursing, and Allied Health education programs. Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network spanning 29 states with 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care.
