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Recreation Therapist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
On-site Queens, NY $59K – $114K Apply by Jul 14, 2026 Recreation/Creative Arts Therapist ISFP Healthcare
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The Recreation Therapist is assigned to Recreation/Creative Arts Therapy Service at the VA New York Harbor Healthcare System (St. Albans Campus), will be stationed full-time in the Community Living Center (CLC), which provides long-term and skilled nursing care to Veterans. Recreation Therapist provides treatment interventions incorporating the four-step process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient treatment services.
What You'll Do
- →Duties of the full performance level include, but are not limited to: Clinical: 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.
- →Perform documentation of patient care including assessments, progress notes, encounters, consultations, care plans, and other reports as needed.
- →Uses Recreation Therapy expertise for direct service delivery to patients.
- →Acts as a subject matter expert to staff, students, and other healthcare professionals.
- →Serves as Recreation Therapy representative on interdisciplinary teams as assigned or needed.
- →In consultation with patients, their families, and caregivers, Recreation Therapist shall educate as required regarding treatment interventions and goals, in addition to any consideration involving adaptations to better ensure optimal treatment outcomes.
- →Demonstrates ability and competency in treating patients that range in age from young adult to geriatric who may experience complex medical or mental health issues.
- →Administration: Adheres with Medical Center policies.
- →Utilizes Automated Data Processing (ADP) system in accordance with established procedures.
- →Adheres to 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.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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