Recreation Therapist

Overview As part of an interdisciplinary treatment team, the Recreation Specialist designs and implements a variety of activities focusing on individualized needs with the specific objective of fostering effective interactions, enhance coping skills and cognitive functioning, reality orientation and prioritizing independence in caring for self. Documents activities that reflect services provided as the patient's progress toward meeting treatment plan goals and objectives. Signet Health offers a market competitive compensation package with a starting salary of $45,000/year. Schedule for this position is as follows: Tuesday through Friday 11am to 7:30pm Saturday: 10am - 6:30pm Schedule Tuesday through Friday 11am to 7:30pm Saturday: 10am - 6:30pm Requirements/Qualifications Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in therapeutic recreation or behavioral health related field. OR High School Diploma with two years of experience as a Recreation Specialist Encouraged to be on track to receive certification Must demonstrate ability by education or training in treating people with mental/psychiatric illness. English/Spanish Speaking is a plus. Hospital/Program Description The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is a 1,700-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on eight campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1, Level 2 and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region’s only acute care children’s hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley. The Behavioral Health Center, located on WMC's Valhalla campus, has been a leading provider of psychiatric services since 1929, offering a full spectrum of inpatient, outpatient, community and emergency care for adults, children, and adolescents. #J-18808-Ljbffr