Recreational Therapist jobs in Waukesha, WI

Position Details

• Job Title Shift: 1st Shift
• Job Title Status: Full-Time

Cedarburg Health Services is proud to be considered a leading provider of skilled nursing and rehabilitation in your community. As a member of the North Shore Healthcare family, we are part of the largest post-acute provider in the Upper Midwest with 70 skilled nursing and assisted living centers located throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and North Dakota.

If you value being a leader, working in a progressive environment, and having opportunities to grow in your career, our center is The Right Choice for you! 

Trust, engagement, competence, respect, and passion – these are the values under which North Shore Healthcare operates every day. Come join our team where we have a friendly work environment with passionate hardworking team players. If you’re looking for a rewarding position that respects work-life balance, North Shore Healthcare is the Right Choice for you.

BRAIN INJURY REHABILITATION RECREATION THERAPIST

Summary/objective: Cedarburg Brain Injury Rehabilitation recreation therapist will provide treatment focused interventions designed to restore, re-educate, and rehabilitate a resident’s level of functioning promoting independence in life activities, reduction of activity participation barriers, and reintegration into their community. 

Position Details: 

• Full time
• 1st shift

Essential Functions: 

• Creates, plans, implements, facilitates, and evaluates therapeutic recreation programming based on assessment of patient’s needs
• Completes all required therapeutic documentation including initial patient evaluations, assessments, progress notes, treatment plans, and discharge summaries
• Responsible for keeping recreation supplies neat and orderly
• Able to transport patients to and from programs
• Possesses a wide array of recreation knowledge, skills, and modalities
• Facilitate collaborative relationships with all disciplines to promote a positive patient centered approach to care
• Professional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to identify concerns and issues and provide ideas for resolution
• Ability to self direct and complete job tasks with minimal supervision
• Flexibility with schedule changes and work assignments 
• Exhibit knowledge of least restrictive intervention strategies and utilize redirection when necessary to maintain patients’ safety
• Ability to maintain a professional therapeutic rapport with patients

Required education and experience:

• Therapeutic Recreation Specialist certification issued by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification
• CPR/First aid certified 
• Computer proficiency with Microsoft products

Preferred education and experience: 

• Brain injury knowledge/experience
• Bachelors degree in Therapeutic Recreation or similar field

Skills, knowledge, and abilities:

• Valid WI drivers license with a clean record preferred
• Independent, self-directed, flexible, creative
• Organized, problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills