Recreation Therapist

Quick Facts

• Role: Recreation Therapist (therapeutic recreation)

• Schedule: Tuesday–Saturday, 10:30am–7:00pm

• Telework: Not available

Description

Assess, plan, and facilitate therapeutic recreation and leisure activities, including sports skill development, to reinforce patient treatment programs. Provide direct patient services such as assessments, skill development, evaluation of new/adapted activities, and community reintegration resource development. Coordinate with an interdisciplinary treatment team and document treatment, progress, and discharge planning in the medical record (CPRS).

Responsibilities

• Share information about ongoing and available activities for inpatients.

• Support veterans in building confidence and skills to participate in recreational sports, recreation, and leisure time activities aligned with individual lifestyle.

• Deliver recreation therapy services: individual assessments, skill development, exploration of adapted activities, community reintegration, and resource development.

• Coordinate closely with interdisciplinary staff (e.g., optometry, psychology, social work, nursing) to ensure patient needs are met.

• Develop treatment plans from assessments and document progress for staffing and program progress meetings in CPRS.

• Set intermediate and long-term goals and objectives with patients.

• Coordinate the overall treatment plan with the treatment team and the patient’s family/caregiver.

• Plan activities to reduce emotional stress and promote successful community re-entry.

• Coordinate a range of individualized community-based and sports/fitness activities.

• Provide equipment/materials, instruction, encouragement, and counseling to enable therapeutic participation.

• Perform regular assessments and recreation/sports diagnostic evaluations to determine appropriate therapeutic programs.

• Document treatment rendered, patient progress/response, and discharge summary planning (BRC Discharge Note) in CPRS.

Benefits

A comprehensive U.S. government benefits package is available; eligibility depends on position type and full-time/part-time/intermittent status.