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Recreation Therapist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 36 days ago
About the Role
This position is in the Recreation Therapy Section within the Rehabilitation Care Line (RCL) of the VA Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV. The Recreation Therapist provides assessment and treatment interventions for a wide range of human function systems and patient care needs. Completing duty assignments in inpatient and outpatient settings.
What You'll Do
- →Duties may include but are not limited to: Works with guidance from higher-level or supervisory staff to make clinical decisions in a Direct Access environment that includes the ability to evaluate and treat patients with seek Recreation Therapy Services.
- →Within scope of Recreation Therapy, identifies the appropriate rehabilitation intervention, including referral to another provider for further consultation as clinical indicated with assistance from higher level supervisory staff as needed.
- →Ability to determine with guidance form higher level supervisory staff when needed the Recreation Therapy prognosis by incorporating examination findings with the patient's preferences in order to set clinically appropriate treatment goals, optimize outcomes and maximize functional independence Serves as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team recommending treatment objectives.
- →Autonomously planning and carrying out assigned duties, resolving conflicts that arise, coordinating work with others as indicated and interpreting policy on own initiative in terms of established objectives.
- →Utilize the recreation therapy modality with individual/groups of patients having physical, emotional and social disabilities.
- →Implements therapy activities.
- →Administer, score, or interpret a variety of creative and motor skill tests.
- →Evaluates the assigned patient's mental, emotional, social, and physical capabilities to determine the patient's needs in recreation therapy.
- →Work Schedule: Sunday through Thursday 8:00 am - 4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 613-23215-F, 613-24089-F, 613-24079-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
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