Recreational Therapist-PRN Job at Seaside Health System
Seaside Health System is seeking Recreational Therapists for weekends at our Baton Rouge Inpatient Hospital. Self-motivated candidates who values excellence, integrity and treating patients and colleagues with dignity and respect.
Saturday and Sundays: 8:00 am to 4:30pm
We offer:
- Competitive Salaries based on experience.
- Collaborative family environment with supportive colleagues.
- Mentoring by senior administrative staff who are committed to your success and professional development.
- Established clinical protocols, policies and procedures based on outcomes and evidence-based practice.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
Responsibilities may include:
- Completion of therapeutic RT/AT assessments as per policy
- Maintains knowledge of types of activity therapies appropriate to the population
- Ability to perform group and individual activity therapy
- Ability to effectively work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Utilization of effective communication and documentation skills
- Maintains patient confidentiality
Requirements:
- Possess a college degree in one of the following from an accredited program: Recreational therapy, Activity therapy, Music therapy, Art therapy, or Dance therapy.
- Previous psychiatric hospital or outpatient psychiatric treatment experience preferred.
- Recreational therapists should be compassionate, kind, gentle, and sympathetic when providing support to patients.
- Critical-thinking skills to quickly think of activities when a patients’ therapy plan requires adjustment.
- Leadership skills to plan, develop, and implement intervention programs in an effective manner.
- Motivate patients to participate in a variety of therapeutic activities.
- Must listen to a patient’s problems and concerns.
- Patience is also needed to work with some patients who require more time and special attention than others.
- Speaking skills to communicate well with their patients.
- Capable of maximizing a patient’s overall health, well-being, or quality of life through various therapeutic activities.
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