RTC or TRSC-Recreational Therapist, Los Angeles, Part Time 24 hours 11:00am-7:30pm, Job Listing at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles, CA (Job ID 4696230-2024-10-10)

Description

Job Summary:
Provides a total therapeutic recreation program to meet both group and individual needs. To provide therapeutic recreational activities through which patients can maximize their social/interpersonal, and physical capabilities. Utilizes therapeutic recreation activities and community resources to help facilitate improvement of an individuals leisure lifestyle.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.


• Plans, organizes, conducts and improves a wide range of group and individual therapeutic activities (leisure education, wellness groups, and social events).


• Continuously reviews and evaluates ongoing recreation groups and programs/services to meet the needs of patient populations.


• Performs other related duties as required.


• Assess, delivers and evaluates individual and group needs for therapeutic recreational activity.


• Participates as a member of a multi-disciplinary teaching and treatment team.


• Coordinates recreation therapy objectives for individual patients with that of the total treatment plan.


• Weekly reevaluates and maintains records on patient treatment/progress.


• Provides individual counseling, education and teaching to assist patients in planning their use of leisure time in the community.


• Evaluates purchases and maintains equipment and supplies.


• Helps coordinate and maintain the usage of the physical space, facilities, and equipment.


• May train and supervise clinical education/practice of recreation therapy students and other students in allied health field.


• Provides in-service education in the field of Therapeutic Recreation to other members of the health care staff, as needed.


• Maintains and improves professional development/expertise through professional journals, workshops, conferences and other related educational opportunities.


• Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.

• Minimum three (3) years psychiatric or chemical dependency experience may be required as appropriate for specific positions.

• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
• Course work sufficient to allow individual to take the CTRS or RTC exam.

• Recreational Therapist Certificate (California) OR Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Certificate

• Basic Life Support
  

• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

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