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Therapy Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 49 days ago
On-site Cleveland, OH $47K – $62K Apply by Aug 4, 2026 Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant ISFP Healthcare
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This position is located in Recreation Therapy Service at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in Cleveland, OH. This position serves as a Recreation Therapy Assistant (RTA) performing diverse clinical duties supporting the primary recreation therapist or creative arts therapist in carrying out treatment services for Veterans with complex medical, physical, behavioral, and/or mental deficits.
What You'll Do
- →***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** MAJOR DUTIES: Independently plans and implements highly specialized and diversified treatment for patients whose physical and mental condition requires the application of nonstandard and standard treatment procedures and approaches.
- →Makes frequent and extensive changes in procedures and approaches if needed to enable the patient to overcome disabilities and continue treatment.
- →Incumbent modifies programs and adjusts schedules based on patient care priorities and specific needs that arise on a daily basis.
- →Provides the equipment, materials, instruction, encouragement, or counseling necessary to promote a positive and therapeutic activity.
- →Maintains recreation therapy schedules and calendars.
- →Independently adapts various treatment activities to meet the specific needs of individual patients.
- →Coordinates escort of residents/patients to and from recreation therapy programs.
- →Independently conducts recreation therapy programs at bedside, in the facility and in the community.
- →Utilizes knowledge of various illnesses and disabilities to provide programming that is appropriate to the needs, interests and abilities of the population served.
- →Assists individuals with physical disabilities (ambulatory or non-ambulatory) in getting into and out of the vehicle and around in the community environment.
- →Assists the unit recreation therapist as needed.
- →Assists recreation therapist in the development of patient assessments and treatment plans.
- →Records workload in the Encounters tab in the electronic medical record within 1 business day of treatment.
- →Evaluates resident/patient response to treatment and provides verbal reports to recreation therapists and other interdisciplinary treatment team members.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 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) - See "Required Documents" below for details.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary 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 probationary, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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