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Recreation Therapist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 100 days ago
On-site Leeds, MA $57K – $110K Apply by Jul 1, 2026 Recreation/Creative Arts Therapist ISFP Healthcare
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This Recreation Therapist position is in the Sensory & Physical Rehabilitation Service at the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare Systems, located at the Leeds, MA location. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Conduct, analyze, interpret, and report assessment data based upon functional domains (cognitive, sensory, social, affective, physical, and leisure).
- →Provide direct patient care and receive guidance from higher-level or supervisory staff members for only the most complex patients and require only general supervision.
- →Review recreation therapy consults and conduct comprehensive evaluations.
- →Based upon the assessment data and in collaboration with other stakeholders, the RT develops individualized treatment plans with measurable therapeutic goals and objectives including scope, duration and treatment.
- →Recommends adaptation, modification, and/or assistive technology to meet the assessed needs and preferences in recreation therapy.
- →Work Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday.
- →Shift hours will be discussed with Supervisor.
- →Compressed/Flexible: Not Available.
- →Telework: Not Available.
- →Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: F08429, F08463, F08462.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
- →Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized.
- →Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): 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.
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓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 dentification 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).
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
- ✓You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Personality Fit
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