Recreational Therapist – Full-Time

Role Overview

• Provides comprehensive, purposeful, developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive family-centered recreation programs.
• Promotes and maintains social, emotional, cognitive and physical skill development of the patient while promoting positive attitudes, confidence, and independence.
• Provides individual therapeutic recreation services and group recreation programs for children and adolescents hospitalized for orthopedic and/or burn surgical intervention or long term rehabilitation programs.
• Provides abundant play and normal life experiences to promote development and alleviate misconceptions.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree Recreational Therapy required
• Master's degree in Recreational Therapy preferred
• Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) required
• Licensed or eligible to sit for licensure in state of practice (in states where applicable)
• CPR/BLS required
• Valid driver’s license required
• 1 years Pediatric Recreational Therapy experience preferred

Benefits

• All employees are eligible for medical coverage on their first day!
• Upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service.
• Eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans and a Health Savings Account (HSA) if a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) is elected.
• Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more!