Certified Recreational Therapist - Behavioral Health

Galax, Virginia


Employer: LifePoint Health
Industry: Behavior/Mental Health
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time

At Lifepoint Behavioral Health, we specialize in compassionate behavioral health services, including crisis stabilization for acute mental health and substance use disorders. Our philosophy is built on a psychosocial model of care and follows the core principles of resilience, recovery and restoration. Our teams are committed to providing superior patient care that exceeds industry standards as well as patient expectations.



Success within a company doesn’t just happen. It requires committed teams of talented people who understand and embrace an organization’s goals and work together at the highest level to achieve them. Join our team of interdisciplinary doctors, nurses, therapists and other experts today!



Job Summary:



The Recreational Therapist is responsible for performing therapeutic recreational assessments,

recommendations for therapeutic interventions and carrying out general and specialized activity

therapy interventions and programs in assigned treatment areas. This role provides direct

patient care to various patient populations including children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric

adults.



Essential Functions:

  • Planning and implementation of group sessions for each population.

  • Planning and implementation of individual sessions.

  • Documentation of group sessions and individual sessions.

  • Completion of Activity/Recreational Therapy assessments.

  • Planning and assisting with programming outside of normal group hours for special events.

  • Maintaining and ordering appropriate materials and supplies for interventions.


Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Therapeutic Recreation, or related field and minimum one

year experience providing direct individual or group therapeutic services required pending state requirements.



Licenses/Certification:

Certified Recreation Therapist



Experience:

Minimum 1 years of experience in psychiatric setting.

Created: 2024-06-12
Reference: 511597
Country: United States
State: Virginia
City: Galax

About LifePoint Health

Founded in: 1999
Number of Employees: 60000


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