Recreational Therapist - SPARC Guilderland

Company: St. Peters Health Partners
Location: Guilderland
Posted on: June 12, 2021

Job Description:

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Recreational Therapist

If you are looking for a full time position in Recreational Therapy, this could be your opportunity. Here at SPARC Guilderland, an affiliate of St. Peter's Health Partners, we care for more people in more places.

Position Highlights:

• Quality of Life: Where career opportunities and quality of life converge

• Advancement: Strong orientation program, generous tuition allowance and career development

What you will do:

Our Recreation Therapists will employ leisure activities to help patients engage and improve their minds, body and spirits, through the use of games, sports, and craft. They are responsible for assessing, planning and implementing recreational services for patients as well as for recreational therapy group work. May be assigned a small caseload. We are looking for a committed recreational therapist with flexibility and exceptional clinical reasoning skills.

What you will need:

• Bachelor's Degree in a field related to therapeutic recreation

• Two years' experience working with recreational programs

• Holds current CTRS certification through the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification, or eligible to sit for the exam

Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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