What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Recreational Therapist position at Kindred Hospital Dayton - Behavioral Health Unit (BHU)?
Description
ScionHealth is committed to a culture of service excellence as demonstrated by our employees’ adherence to the service excellence principles of Pride, Teamwork, Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Fun, Professionalism, and Responsibility.
As our most acute level of care, our specialty hospitals offer the same critical care patients receive in a traditional hospital or intensive care unit, but for an extended recovery period. Our clinicians play a vital role in the recovery process for chronic, critically ill and medically complex patients.
Job Summary: The Behavioral Health Recreational Therapist is responsible for performing therapeutic recreational assessments, recommendations for therapeutic interventions and carrying out general and specialized activity therapy interventions and programs in assigned treatment areas. This role provides direct patient care to various patient populations including children, adolescents, and adults.
Essential Functions:
- Planning and implementation of group sessions for each population
- Planning and implementation of individual sessions
- Documentation of group sessions and individual sessions
- Completion of Activity/Recreational Therapy assessments
- Planning and assisting with programming outside of normal group hours for special events
- Maintaining and ordering appropriate materials and supplies for interventions.
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Therapeutic Recreation, or related field
Licenses/Certification:
- Certified Recreation Therapist
Experience:
- Minimum 1 year of experience in psychiatric setting
