We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Full-Time Recreational Therapist available at our acute care behavioral health hospital located in Arlington, TX. This facility focuses on providing mental & behavioral health services to the adolescent and pediatric population of North Texas.

Job Description:

The Recreational Therapist(s) will be responsible for planning and implementing therapeutic recreation programming, which involves defining and implementing treatment goals as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and providing continuous patient care, observation, interaction, and role modeling to patients.

Essential Duties:

• Communicate changes in patient’s condition to Director of Recreational Therapy and interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Provide pertinent feedback to the interdisciplinary treatment team regarding patient response to therapy, treatment interventions, and therapeutic objectives, as appropriate and necessary.
• Provides assessment in psychosocial/leisure and recreation skills development/deficiency.
• Ensure timely documentation of interventions and ensure interventions are based on the patient’s plan of care.
• Teach coping skills and stress management techniques to patients and display a balance leisure lifestyle.
• Utilize advanced knowledge of counseling and therapeutic concepts and methods for determining therapeutic services for psychiatric, traumatic, and chemically dependent patients.
• Demonstrate knowledge of group dynamics as well as therapy and practice of group processing.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college of University in Therapeutic Recreation, Music Therapy, Art, or Occupational Therapy.
• Preferred One (1) year of related experience.
• Knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques with understanding of mental illness, preferred!
• MUST be able to work flexible hours including days, nights, weekends and holidays

Job Type: Full Time

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Pediatrics
• Adolescents
• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekends

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Recreational Therapy in psychiatric setting: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Recreation Therapist Certification (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
• People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
• Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
• Achievement-oriented -- enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
• Autonomous/Independent -- enjoys working with little direction
• Innovative -- prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity
• High stress tolerance -- thrives in a high-pressure environment

Benefit Conditions:

• Waiting period may apply
• Only full-time employees eligible

Work Remotely:

• No