Therapeutic Recreation Specialist - Adolescent Behavioral Health
Carle Health, West Peoria, IL, United States
Overview
Provides restorative, rehabilitative, and recreational services to patients in the following areas: behavioral health (inpatient and partial hospitalization), rehabilitation unit, and skilled nursing unit; consultative and PRN services provided to pediatrics.
Qualifications
Educational Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Therapeutic Recreation, Recreation Management, or Music Therapy.
Certification & Licensure Requirements:
Certified Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselor (CADC). For staff hired after February 27, 2022, certification (CTRS, MT-BC, or ADC) must be obtained within 1 year of employment and maintained annually.
Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training required. If hired after August 1, 2019, CPI certification must be completed within 3 months.
Use of usual and customary equipment to perform essential functions.
Work may require occasional travel to other UPH facilities/hospitals.
Required to drive personal vehicle for business purposes.
Other Requirements:
Fluent English (writes, reads, comprehends, and speaks). Basic computer knowledge: Word processing, spreadsheets, email, web browser. Multicultural sensitivity. Critical thinking skills using independent judgment. Advanced reading, writing, and oral skills. Ability to utilize PC including basic Windows environment, keyboarding, mouse usage, and perform basic computer tasks with instruction.
Responsibilities
Conducts initial and ongoing assessments with patients. Documentation is timely, complete, legible, concise, and related to identified patient needs.
Conduct thorough initial assessments within the time frame indicated by department-specific policy.
Documentation is legible, concise, and clinically appropriate.
Demonstrates awareness of appropriate assessment tools/techniques and their application.
Conduct ongoing assessments as appropriate.
Input on care path is timely, legible, concise, and clinically appropriate.
Progress notes relate to patient needs/problems identified in the care path.
Progress notes reflect staff intervention as well as patient response (effectiveness of intervention) utilizing DAIR format.
Progress notes are timely and meet frequency stipulated in department-specific policies.
Provides therapeutic services for patients.
Individual or group activities occur on time and as scheduled.
Services are individualized to patients' needs/functional abilities.
Services are targeted to needs identified in patients' care paths.
Services are evidence-based, reflecting current accepted techniques and of high quality.
Seeks clinical supervision when appropriate.
Makes appropriate referrals for ancillary/supportive services.
Takes all necessary precautions and risk management steps to protect patient safety at all times.
Group facilitation skills reflect understanding of group dynamics and individual disease/disorders.
Ensures therapeutic activity supplies are available to meet patient needs.
Demonstrates knowledge of developmental levels and age-appropriate activities.
Designs and implements community re-integration activities.
Uses CPI methods when dealing with agitated or aggressive patients.
Actively participates in multidisciplinary team approach to care.
Participates in team staff meetings.
Participates in multidisciplinary staff meetings.
Documents plan of care-on-care path.
Communicates timely and appropriately with other team members regarding patient progress.
Advocates for patient needs.
Uses informal opportunities to collaborate with other disciplines.
Uses creativity and knowledge of disease and recovery in planning care for patients.
Serves on interdisciplinary committees as requested by Nurse Manager.
Participates in quality improvement activities.
Identifies areas for improvement related to TAS role in patient care.
Participates in data collection for quality improvement.
Participates in development and implementation of action plans for quality improvement.
Demonstrates initiative in improving TAS services.
Demonstrates initiative in professional growth.
Compensation and Benefits
The compensation range for this position is $21.25 per hour – $35.49 per hour. Offers a comprehensive benefits package. For more information visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
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Provides restorative, rehabilitative, and recreational services to patients in the following areas: behavioral health (inpatient and partial hospitalization), rehabilitation unit, and skilled nursing unit; consultative and PRN services provided to pediatrics.
Qualifications
Educational Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Therapeutic Recreation, Recreation Management, or Music Therapy.
Certification & Licensure Requirements:
Certified Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselor (CADC). For staff hired after February 27, 2022, certification (CTRS, MT-BC, or ADC) must be obtained within 1 year of employment and maintained annually.
Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training required. If hired after August 1, 2019, CPI certification must be completed within 3 months.
Use of usual and customary equipment to perform essential functions.
Work may require occasional travel to other UPH facilities/hospitals.
Required to drive personal vehicle for business purposes.
Other Requirements:
Fluent English (writes, reads, comprehends, and speaks). Basic computer knowledge: Word processing, spreadsheets, email, web browser. Multicultural sensitivity. Critical thinking skills using independent judgment. Advanced reading, writing, and oral skills. Ability to utilize PC including basic Windows environment, keyboarding, mouse usage, and perform basic computer tasks with instruction.
Responsibilities
Conducts initial and ongoing assessments with patients. Documentation is timely, complete, legible, concise, and related to identified patient needs.
Conduct thorough initial assessments within the time frame indicated by department-specific policy.
Documentation is legible, concise, and clinically appropriate.
Demonstrates awareness of appropriate assessment tools/techniques and their application.
Conduct ongoing assessments as appropriate.
Input on care path is timely, legible, concise, and clinically appropriate.
Progress notes relate to patient needs/problems identified in the care path.
Progress notes reflect staff intervention as well as patient response (effectiveness of intervention) utilizing DAIR format.
Progress notes are timely and meet frequency stipulated in department-specific policies.
Provides therapeutic services for patients.
Individual or group activities occur on time and as scheduled.
Services are individualized to patients' needs/functional abilities.
Services are targeted to needs identified in patients' care paths.
Services are evidence-based, reflecting current accepted techniques and of high quality.
Seeks clinical supervision when appropriate.
Makes appropriate referrals for ancillary/supportive services.
Takes all necessary precautions and risk management steps to protect patient safety at all times.
Group facilitation skills reflect understanding of group dynamics and individual disease/disorders.
Ensures therapeutic activity supplies are available to meet patient needs.
Demonstrates knowledge of developmental levels and age-appropriate activities.
Designs and implements community re-integration activities.
Uses CPI methods when dealing with agitated or aggressive patients.
Actively participates in multidisciplinary team approach to care.
Participates in team staff meetings.
Participates in multidisciplinary staff meetings.
Documents plan of care-on-care path.
Communicates timely and appropriately with other team members regarding patient progress.
Advocates for patient needs.
Uses informal opportunities to collaborate with other disciplines.
Uses creativity and knowledge of disease and recovery in planning care for patients.
Serves on interdisciplinary committees as requested by Nurse Manager.
Participates in quality improvement activities.
Identifies areas for improvement related to TAS role in patient care.
Participates in data collection for quality improvement.
Participates in development and implementation of action plans for quality improvement.
Demonstrates initiative in improving TAS services.
Demonstrates initiative in professional growth.
Compensation and Benefits
The compensation range for this position is $21.25 per hour – $35.49 per hour. Offers a comprehensive benefits package. For more information visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
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