Therapeutic Recreation Specialist- Casual

Casual coverage at St Paul campus and Phalen site. Additional opportunities for offsite special events (weekends). Weekday daytime availability is required (between : am- : pm).

This position provides individualized and recreation-based therapeutic services to Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare patients as a purposeful intervention to facilitate physical, emotional, cognitive and social growth.

Compensation & Benefits

The hourly wage for this opportunity is $ to $, with a median wage of $ Pay is dependent on several factors including relevant work experience, education, certification & licensure, and internal equity.

Hourly pay just one part of the compensation package for employees. Gillette supports career progression and offers a competitive benefits package that includes a retirement savings match, tuition and certification reimbursement, paid time off, and health and wellness benefits.

Primary Job Responsibilities

Evaluates patient’s status to determine and develop an effective therapeutic plan. Assesses the patient’s leisure, social and recreational abilities, leisure needs, interests, barriers, life experiences and potential to determine appropriate programming.

Develops patient treatment goals with specified measures based on outcome of assessment.Establish individualized treatment plan to include recommended interventions, education, re-evaluation of needs and long-term goals.

Provides appropriate interventions to facilitate therapeutic recreation services. Provides treatment services for the acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for independent leisure / social involvement, community adjustment, decision-making and appropriate use of free time to insure quality Therapeutic Recreation services.

Completes documentation within the timeframe protocol for assigned work area.Identify and address secondary patient barriers to leisure participation through education materials, referral resources or as a treatment intervention.

Explore and trial use of appropriate new adaptive leisure equipment in order to meet patients treatment goals and share equipment information with TR staff.

Serves as a resource to staff by providing information on therapeutic leisure and social opportunities and interventions.

Participates in interdisciplinary meetings to communicate information, identifies needs and coordinates service delivery.

Respects and uses expertise of other team members and accepts fair share of work load.

Supports the family and patient by providing focused patient / family care. Supports the family as having the central role in the child’s life.

Interacts with families in ways that show sensitivity and respect for diverse family styles, cultural values and belief systems.

Assists the patient and family in preparing and generalizing skills learned to home and community settings.Available as a resource to families.

Applies knowledge of growth and development and age appropriateness in providing leisure resources and conveying information to staff.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Therapeutic Recreation
• CTRS Certification, or must be obtain by days of hire
• Current knowledge related to adapted leisure equipment
• Current CPR certification (BLS through American Heart Association) or must obtain certification within days of hire.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated understanding of community resources and ability to share these resources with patients and families as appropriate through treatment plans.
• Demonstrated knowledge of human development and individuals’ coping mechanisms
• Knowledge of the effects of hospitalization and healthcare at different development stages
• Knowledge of family systems
• Knowledge of wellness and basic fitness concepts
• Knowledge of basic medical terminology
• Strong communication skills listening, writing, and speaking.
• Demonstrated problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to build rapport with children, adults and families
• Demonstrated ability to manage time and resources

Preferred

Preferred experience working with a wide range of patient populations, especially patients with short-term or long-term disabilities

Gillette Children’s is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse team, as we know that the diverse experiences of our employees make Gillette a stronger and better organization.

We are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment where all patients, families and staff are welcomed and valued.

We believe diverse perspectives and identities foster excellence, improve patient care and are essential for Gillette to fulfill its mission.

Our team members collaborate to help patients of all backgrounds and abilities reach their full potential.

Gillette Children's is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of an individual's race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation or gender identity, military status or any other class protected by federal, state or local laws.

Gillette Children’s is a global beacon of care for patients with brain, bone and movement conditions that start in childhood.

Our research, treatment and supportive technologies enable every child to lead a full life defined by their dreams, not their diagnoses.

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