Recreation Therapist

Overview:

Department: Behavioral Health Unit
Shifts Available: Days
Employment Type: Full-time
Hours: 8-hour shifts
Location: St. Joseph Medical Center- Kansas City, MO

Join our Behavioral Health team as a Recreational Therapist and make a meaningful impact on patients' mental health recovery. In this role, you will provide therapeutic recreation, group therapy, leisure counseling, activity therapy, and behavioral health interventions designed to improve emotional wellness, coping skills, social functioning, and overall quality of life for patients receiving inpatient psychiatric care.

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Responsibilities:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but is not limited to):

• Conduct recreational therapy assessments and develop individualized treatment plans.
• Facilitate group therapy sessions, therapeutic activities, leisure education, stress management, and the development of coping skills.
• Support patients with mental health disorders, psychiatric conditions, substance use disorders, crisis stabilization, and recovery programs.
• Monitor patient progress and document treatment interventions in the electronic medical record.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, case managers, and the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Promote patient engagement, socialization, emotional regulation, and wellness through evidence-based therapeutic recreation activities.
• Maintain a safe, therapeutic environment while utilizing de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques.

Qualifications:

Before we go any further, we do have some deal-breakers. You must have:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Recreation Therapy, Art Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, or a related field.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in Behavioral Healthcare, rehabilitative, or SNF setting preferred.

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Employment Status: Full Time

Shift: Days

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC*KnowYourRights*screen*reader*10*20.pdf*

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person