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Description

Employer Job Number: GO-00746416-4
Facility: SOUTHWEST INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE FACILITY
Job Description: The Recreation Therapist - Degree is responsible for a clinical caseload and provides direct care to residents. The Recreation Therapist - Degree is required to provide appropriate assessment and treatment interventions to residents referred to the recreation therapy service, and is responsible for the ongoing monitoring of prescribed interventions with appropriate adjustment or discontinuation of service based on outcome measurement.
Required Qualifications

Current  CPR  Certification
Registered or eligible for registration with the Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association
Requires a minimum of a Baccalaureate degree in Recreation Therapy. Preference is to have the National Council of Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Certification (NCTRC)."
Valid Driver's License
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability to maintain professional working relationships with other staff members and promote a team approach within members of the services.
Demonstrates and implements an appropriate plan for life-long post-graduate continuing education.
Demonstrates effective communication skills with ability to integrate ideas into a team treatment approach when necessary
Must be able to plan, organize and coordinate efforts with allied health members as well as communicate effectively and adapt to changing conditions
Requires concentration and attention for resident/patient assessment, treatment, teaching and report writing
Requires coping skills to work with residents/patients dealing with stress, role loss and other psychosocial issues
Requires initiative and judgment to plan implement and modify treatment programs according to client and program ne
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