Recreational Therapist

Recreational Therapist - 24 Hours/Week - Days

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At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart.

Location:

Methodist Hospital
Address: 8303 Dodge St, Omaha, NE

Schedule:

Mon, Tues, Thurs 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Complete assessments and develop individual treatment programs to restore, remediate and rehabilitate a person's level of functioning and independence in life.

• Demonstrate ability to identify opportunities for and give individualized customer service/patient care according to customer/patient needs.
• Provide patient focused treatments to achieve maximum functional improvement.
• Evaluate the patients rehabilitation and functional needs.
• Set goals, and implement treatment plan components established through these findings.
• Deliver therapy services to the patient based on the patient's assessed needs, physician orders, and patient preferences.
• Contribute to the interdisciplinary care plan by documenting evaluations, setting and revising goals, evaluating and documenting progress, and participating in patient conferences.
• Maintain positive relationships with patients and families/significant others, ensuring patient satisfaction through effective communication and involvement in treatment goal planning.
• Support the patient care team by exchanging information and coordinating treatment plan components, and developing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with physicians and other health care team members.
• Contribute to quality improvement by assisting in the development of new clinical programs and evaluating and revising clinical care processes.
• Maintain knowledge of current treatment practices by reading appropriate books and journals, giving presentations, and attending approved seminars and conferences.

• Baccalaureate degree in Recreational Therapy required.
• Must have 9 to 12 months clinical experience in acute or long‑term care setting.
• National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (CTRS) required.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.
• Ability to evaluate, treat, and develop treatment plan components for physically, cognitively and/or mentally impaired adolescent, adult and geriatric populations.

• Medium Work – Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
• Occasionally performed (1–33%):
  Climbing, crawling, crouching, keyboarding/typing, kneeling, sitting.
• Frequently performed (34–66%):
  Balancing, carrying, distinguishing colors, fingering/Touching, grasping, lifting, pulling/pushing, reaching, repetitive motions, speaking/talking, standing, stooping/bending, twisting, walking.
• Constantly performed (67–100%):
  Hearing, sitting.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an affirmatively action /equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.