Recreation Therapist

Job Description

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Position: Recreation Therapist - Reactivation Care Center

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Status: Permanent Full-Time

Role Level: Allied Health $ $40.18

Site: THP Reactivation Care Centre (RCC) 200 Church Street York ON, M9N 1N8

System: Primary Care, Rehab, CCC, Senior's Services

Posted: June 04, 2024

Internal Deadline: June 11, 2024

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Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage

Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability

Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research

When we set out to build our vision and future, we connected with our community - patients, families, visitors, physicians, staff and volunteers. The foundational goals of our new strategic plan - quality, access and sustainability - anchor everything we do. Our mission for a new kind of health care is built on an inter-connected system of care organized around patients - inside and outside the hospital.

At THP, we are relentless in providing high quality, compassionate care to our communities and take great pride in fostering an inclusive and accessible environment and we are all accountable for contributing to a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing and promoting excellence in patient care though advancing patient and staff safety. If you are passionate about what you do, motivated to improve the health of the community, committed to excellence, quality and patient safety we would like you to join our Better Together team

SUMMARY:

We are recruiting for a highly skilled, creative and energetic Recreation Therapist with advanced critical thinking and interprofessional skills. As a member of the interprofessional team you will have the opportunity to provide care for adult patients (18+) with medically complex conditions. We are located at the Moir Family Centre for Complex Continuing Care at the Queensway Health Centre (located at 150 Sherway Drive in West Toronto).

*The location of any vacancy/position may be changed or reassigned as per operational needs

Reporting to the Patient Care Manager of Complex Continuing Care, the successful candidate will: assess, treat and provide education to patients within the Complex Continuing Care program. Active collaboration with the interprofessional team is an integral component of this position.

Job Description:

The Recreation Therapist utilizes recreation to maximize independence and promote an optimal leisure lifestyle. You are responsible for assessments, interventions, and evaluations to promote skill development in the physical, cognitive, affective, social, and spiritual domains, in addition to non-direct patient activities. You will practice in accordance with the Standards of Practice set out by Therapeutic Recreation Ontario (TRO).

The Recreation Therapist provides coordinated interprofessional care within the health care continuum, assisting patients in the transition from the hospital to the community. The Recreation Therapist will assess patients, and where appropriate, set therapeutic goals with the patient and family, including discharge to a community program/service. The Recreation Therapist provides assessment of the patient's physical, cognitive, affective, social, and spiritual needs and strengths, along with leisure interests, as well as treatment to promote better performance in functional activities, maximize potential and optimize function for maximal independence. Also included are the planning and implementation of treatment and/or education programs to improve function and independence, and transitioning patient safely from hospital to their home and/or with the connection to community programs and/or services.

Key Qualifications:

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Therapeutic Recreation from a recognised University or health-related undergraduate degree and post-graduate certificate in Therapeutic recreation or equivalent Current BCLS is recommended Current Gentle Persuasive Approaches certification recommended Membership in Therapeutic Recreation Ontario Experience in provision of therapeutic recreation programs for adults and older adults Demonstrated leadership skills and evidence of continuing education required Experience in program development and working with medically complex patients including Delirium, Dementia and Depression Knowledge of relevant adaptive leisure equipment for people with disabilities Reliable, flexible, creative, self-directed professional, able to work effectively and collaboratively within a high performance interprofessional team

List of Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Patient Care:

Participate, as part of the interprofessional team, in assessment, goal setting, evaluation and discharge planning Use appropriate assessment skills to help establish a plan of care by prioritizing and setting goals of treatment in conjunction with patient Provide education, and make recommendations to appropriate community programs/services in conjunction with patient to set an effective discharge plan. Obtain and document informed consent for assessment and treatment by the Recreation Therapist Communicate patient assessment findings, treatment program, and progress with other health care professionals involved in the patient's care and share responsibility for development and implementation of interprofessional care where indicated Participate in weekly interprofessional progress rounds, monthly professional practice meetings, business meetings and program meetings Participate in the co-ordination of patient treatment and communicate with other community health care professionals within the "circle of care" Assist and participate in developing, implementing and practicing quality improvement within the program/unit. Liaises with external care providers to ensure care needs are met and safety is maintained Maintain and research community partnerships with community programs/services for effective discharge planning

Non-Patient Care:

Document relevant assessment data, keep current and timely progress and discharge notes for all referred patients while following the professional standards Document required workload measurements data in a timely and accurate manner Assist in the education, supervision and orientation of Recreation Therapy interns/students/volunteers in the hospital Maintain a focus on continuing professional development by attending and presenting in-house sessions and attending continuing education courses out of hospital and taking part in ongoing reflective practice

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