Recreational Therapist
Found in: Jooble CA O C2 - 2 weeks ago
Salary range
The salary range for this position is CAD $36.78 - $45.93 / hourWhy Fraser Health?
Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities.
Our team of nearly 45,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care. Learn more .
We are currently looking to fill a Relief Full Time opportunity for a Recreational Therapist located in Surrey, BC . This position is available until March 2025 or until Return of Incumbent.
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Joining the Fraser Health team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.
Effective October 26, 2021 all staff for all positions across health care in British Columbia are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (have received a full series of a World Health Organization “WHO” approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines). Please note this applies to all postings, and there are no exceptions.
Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.
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Detailed Overview Develops, modifies, assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and monitors therapeutic recreation programs and activities for a designated client population located at multiple locations to meet their therapeutic and clinical needs and to maintain and improve the client's cognitive, psychosocial, emotional and physical abilities; liaises with the interdisciplinary team to review the client's care plan and implements appropriate clinical interventions to meet physical, social, spiritual, emotional, intellectual and cultural needs of the client; engages the client and family as collaborators in service planning, delivery and evaluation; assesses clients and provides work direction to designated staff, as required to ensure client care plans are implemented and/or revised to meet client care goals and objectives.
Responsibilities
- Develops therapeutic recreation programming/services for the client population based on clinical needs and available resources at the various locations; implements and evaluates recreation therapy programming by reviewing and/or observing clinical outcomes and implements appropriate program modification to better meet therapeutic outcomes of the client population.
- Educates clients and families in all aspects of therapeutic recreation therapy treatment to assist clients to acquire, develop and enhance cognitive, psychosocial, emotional and physical abilities to improve their quality of life.
- Promotes the client's ability to access and participate in community resources to enhance the client's and caregiver's involvement in leisure/recreation activities by facilitating and assisting in individual or group leisure settings.
- Participates in interdisciplinary team conferences and family conferences and collaborates with other team members regarding program related issues; acts as a resource person to staff regarding therapeutic recreation needs for clients.
- Maintains client's records, clinical outcome measures and statistical data in accordance with department, facility and professional standards.
- Participates in interdisciplinary, departmental and professional development to ensure awareness of current developments of evidence-based therapeutic recreation practice.
- Conducts clinical assessments of each client's social and leisure abilities, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, to identify client care goals and objectives; evaluates current care plan and implements revisions to client's care plans.
- Provides recommendations regarding the purchase, general maintenance and repair of equipment and supplies.
- Provides instruction, feedback and supervision to therapeutic recreation students as required.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreational from a recognized educational institution. Two (2) years' recent related experience working with older adults in a community setting, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Eligible for membership in the Canadian Association of Therapeutic Recreation and/or BC Therapeutic Recreation Association.
Valid BC Driver's License and access to a personal vehicle for business-related purposes.
Skills and Abilities- Demonstrated knowledge of therapeutic recreation, current trends and evidence-based practice.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Demonstrated ability to teach, consult and advise.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritize work in a continuously changing environment and take initiative to ensure effective and timely delivery of services.
- Demonstrated ability to deal with and promote change.
- Demonstrated ability to problem solve and effectively deal with conflict situations.
- Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
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