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Essential Functions: The Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist conducts assessments and provides treatment in therapeutic recreation for referred rehabilitation patients.

Job Qualifications:   

GENERAL DUTIES

Provides Therapeutic Recreation services to patients:
- Evaluates patients and develops individualized treatment plans. Implements treatment plans.
- Provides age-appropriate patient care.
- Conducts community outings.
- Communicates and documents all patient-related information in staffing and medical records.Provides patient and family education and provides resources for discharge planning:
- Provides education regarding modification of leisure activities.
- Performs discharge planning which includes providing recommendations and resources for continued participation in leisure activities.Performs professional and department activities:
- Maintains compliance and records all services performed on rehab van.
- Assists with development and revision of policies and procedures.
- Coordinates program and provides supervision to therapeutic recreation students.

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

2 years Pediatrics (CHNOLA/Touro)

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Required: Bachelor's Degree Recreation Therapy (CHNOLA/Touro/UMC)Preferred: Master's Degree (Touro)

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Certification Name: Ventilator, Pulmonary and Tracheostomy Training CourseRequiredIssuer: American Heart AssociationLicensure Speciality: Training CertificationEntity: CHNOLA

Certification Name: Basic Life Support Health Care ProviderRequiredIssuer: American Heart AssociationLicensure Speciality: Training CertificationEntity: CHNOLA/Touro

Certification Name: Non-Violent Crisis PreventionRequiredIssuer: Crisis Prevention InstituteLicensure Speciality: CertificationEntity: CHNOLA/Touro

Certification Name: Driver's License - Class DRequiredIssuer: Louisiana Office of Motor VehiclesLicensure Speciality: LicensureEntity: CHNOLA

Certification Name: Therapeutic Recreational Specialist CertificationRequiredIssuer: National Council for Therapeutic Recreational Therapy CertificationLicensure Speciality: CertificationEntity: CHNOLA/EJGH/Touro/UMC

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work.  This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.  LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.  

WORK SHIFT:

Variable Hours (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. 

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

Children’s Hospital, at the heart of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for expert children’s health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Learn more about Children’s Hospital’s 40+ specialties and our national ranking by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children's Hospital

Your extras

Deliver healthcare with heart. Give people a reason to smile. Put a little love in your work. Be honest and real, but with compassion.  Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here. 

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.  LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

 

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