Recreational Therapist

Job Title

Recreation Therapist

Duties

Recreation Therapist perform a wide variety of interventions, which contribute to the overall health of Veterans such as but not limited to:

• Evaluates, establishes goals based on evaluation findings, and develops treatment interventions.
• Implements and modifies as necessary treatment plan and goals as needed throughout course of treatment to ensure optimum outcome.
• Uses Recreation Therapy expertise for direct service delivery to patient. Acts as a subject matter expert to staff, students, and other healthcare professionals.
• Serves as Recreation Therapy representative on interdisciplinary teams as assigned or needed.
• In consultation with patient, their families, and caregivers, recreation therapists shall educate as required regarding treatment interventions and goals, in addition to any consideration involving adaptation to better ensure optimal treatment outcomes.
• Completes other administrative duties as assigned (work orders, information processing, program development.) for the PM&R Service or Medical Center.
• Professionally represents the Service and/or administration on behalf of the Medical Center during off-station events, committee meetings, contacts with outside agencies.
• Attends staff meetings as directed.
• Maintains timely and appropriate documentation of all consults, initial evaluations, progress notes, discharge notes, patient/family education, workload statistics, QA monitors, patient attendance records and other clinical activities. Follows appropriate billing and coding practices.
• Inputs scheduling data into computer systems or through approved charting methods and updates daily to reflect status of patients. This is to be done in concert and accordance with Medical Center policies on scheduling, consult management and electronic wait list entry.
• Completes all employee/patient incident documentation in a timely manner as required by hospital or Service policy.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm (Some weekends may be required)

Telework

Not Authorized

Virtual

This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #

51421-F

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS)

Not Authorized