Shriners Children's

Recreational Therapist, Part Time

Shriners Children's

part-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Lexington • Kentucky • United States

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Job Level

Junior

About the role

  • Provide comprehensive, purposeful, developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive family-centered recreation programs
  • Promote and maintain social, emotional, cognitive and physical skill development of the patient
  • Provide individual therapeutic recreation services and group recreation programs for children and adolescents hospitalized for orthopedic and/or burn surgical intervention or long term rehabilitation programs
  • Provide abundant play and normal life experiences to promote development, understanding and alleviating misconceptions

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Master's degree in Recreational Therapy preferred
  • Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) required
  • Licensed or eligible to sit for licensure in state of practice (in states where applicable)
  • CPR/BLS (per facility policy)
  • Valid driver’s license (per facility policy)
  • 1 year Pediatric Recreational Therapy experience preferred
Benefits
  • Medical coverage on first day
  • 403(b) and Roth 403(b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service
  • Paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) if a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) is elected
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Home & auto insurance
  • Hospitalization
  • Critical illness insurance
  • Pet insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
therapeutic recreationpediatric recreational therapyprogram developmentgroup recreation programsindividual therapeutic services
Soft Skills
cultural sensitivityemotional developmentcognitive developmentsocial developmentcommunication
Certifications
Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS)licensure in state of practice