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Recreation Therapist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 23 days ago
About the Role
The Recreation Therapist at the Tucson VA Medical Center's SW Blind Rehabilitation Center develops and delivers therapeutic recreation programs for patients with visual impairments. The role includes conducting recreation and leisure assessments, creating individualized treatment plans, and implementing interventions that support rehabilitation goals. The therapist uses recreation therapy principles to help improve patients' functional abilities, independence, and overall quality of life.
What You'll Do
- →The major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: Evaluates, establishes goals based on evaluation findings, and develops treatment interventions.
- →Implements and modifies as necessary treatment plan and goals as needed throughout course of treatment to ensure optimum outcomes.
- →Performs documentation of patient care including assessments, progress notes, encounters, consultations, care plans, and other reports as needed.
- →Utilizes Automated Data Processing (ADP) system in accordance with established procedures.
- →Adheres to Medical Center policies and Medical Center ADP Security policy.
- →Participates in the evaluation of equipment and supplies, which affect their service delivery.
- →Fosters and maintains a safe treatment area.
- →Promotes effective communication with all patients, caregivers, treatment team members, Medical Center staff and community partners.
- →Maintains professional competence through participation in appropriate educational activities.
- →Assists in teaching and providing learning experiences for Recreation Therapy clinical interns as required.
- →Participates in staff orientation, successfully completes Medical Center assigned mandatory trainings, and in-service activities.
- →Other duties include clinical training of recreation therapy students, work-study students and volunteers and completion of various tasks in the department.
- →Work Schedule: Tuesday - Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m./10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. work schedule, but work schedule may be adjusted to meet the needs of the service.
- →Telework: Not Available.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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