Certified Recreational Therapist, Part-time Inpatient Rehab

Certified Recreational Therapist, Part-time Inpatient Rehab

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

The Certified Recreational Therapist (CTRS) plans, implements, and evaluates therapeutic recreation programs designed to restore, remediate, or rehabilitate an individual's level of functioning and independence.

Required Education: Graduate from accredited Therapeutic Recreation Therapy program

Licenses and Certifications: CTRS, CER THERAPEUTC RECREATION SPEC - Certified as a CTRS by the NCTRC (National Council on Therapeutic Recreation Certification) Upon Hire (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC)

Preferred Experience: 1 year experience and BLS

Job Duties:

• Conducts job duties in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Develops rapport with patients and their families using approach congruent with that of health care team for purpose of obtaining maximum participation in activities.
• Develops activities plan reflecting cultural and religious interests of resident population and appeal to both men and women of all age groups.
• Posts activity plan for each resident in designated place within patient's room.
• Provides in room activities for patients confined to or choosing to remain in their room.
• Plans activities that reflects interests and ability levels of patient.
• Determines and documents degree to which interventions achieve or enhance patient outcome.
• Accepts additional responsibility. Assists willingly in coverage of other patients.
• Facilitates or offers assistance in transport of patients to group activities.
• Advises manager of equipment needs so that appropriate items may be ordered in timely manner.
• Develops discharge recommendations reflecting patients' interests and community resources available.
• Demonstrates knowledge of contra-indications and/or safety issues with various patient types and applies them to treatment.
• Instructs volunteers or staff in activities program plan. Solicits their help in working with patients on in-room activities.
• Organizes patient treatment time efficiently. Organizes unscheduled time efficiently.
• Assists in on-job training, education, and supervision of Physical Therapy technicians, students and/or nursing.
• Uses sound judgment in stressful and emergency situations involving patient, family, or staff.
• Represents hospital in professional manner at community function.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Security This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.