Recreation Therapist

1 week ago


Salt Lake, Utah, United States Recovery Ways Full time $40,000 - $70,000 per year

Summary/Objective

Recovery Ways provides industry-leading, evidence-based treatment for individual with both co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorder. We offer healing through compassion, understanding, and integrative quality care. We strive to reach collaborative solutions to get our patients back to life. Recovery Ways is looking for a Recreational Therapist that is committed to excellence, innovation, integrity, empathy, and trust that are at the foundation of the Recovery Ways mission. Candidates must be state licensed as a TRS and nationally certified as a CTRS.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for developing treatment plans, implementing and evaluating recreation therapy interventions, documenting patient interactions and ensuring safe and therapeutic services are being provided. The position includes the following responsibilities:

  • Provide Recreation Therapy, Leisure Education and Experiential Therapy group weekly.
  • Complete Recreation Therapy Intake Evaluation and develop a treatment plan to meet the treatment goals for each patient.
  • Complete progress notes and other necessary documentation in a timely and professional manner.
  • Attend and participate in Recreation Therapy team meeting and treatment team meeting weekly.
  • Aid in crisis intervention outside of regularly scheduled RT sessions as necessary,
  • Provide RT for Family Programming as assigned.
  • Planning recreational therapy outings in coordination with outside agencies and other staff while adhering to a budget.
  • Planning leisure education and experiential groups as a therapeutic intervention
  • Maintain a current employee file.
  • Attend training (CPR, First Aid, NCI, etc.)
  • Other duties as assigned

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications

  • TRS and CTRS licenses required
  • Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above.
  • Knowledge of the laws regarding documentation, reporting, and confidentiality.

Qualifications (Preferred)

  • Experience working in a residential/psychiatric setting;
  • General knowledge of the 12 steps and recovery in general;
  • General knowledge of mental illness;

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $ $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Work Location: In person



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