Recreational Therapist FT Mid-Day
Posted on: 13 Feb 2021
Chicago, IL
Job Description
Description
What makes Kindred Healthcare a great place to work? Our people, of course! Our clinicians answer this special calling because they have a fundamental, internal drive to directly help people. In return, we serve, develop and respect our employees in environments created to optimize their job effectiveness, experience, and satisfaction. This is who we are.
Who are you? To succeed in our high-energy, high-reward environment, our clinicians provide compassionate critical care and deliver exceptional patient experiences, meaningful outcomes, and bonds for life.
As our most acute level of care, Kindreds transitional care hospitals offer the same critical care patients receive in a traditional hospital or intensive care unit, but for an extended recovery period. Our clinicians play a vital role in the recovery process for chronic, critically ill and medically complex patients.
As a Recreational Therapist you will:
* Be responsible for performing therapeutic recreational assessments, recommendations for therapeutic interventions and carrying out general and specialized activity therapy interventions and programs in assigned treatment areas.
* Provides direct patient care to various patient populations including children, adolescents, and adults.
Qualifications
As a Recreational Therapist you will have:
* Bachelors Degree in Psychology, Therapeutic Recreation, or related field and minimum one year experience providing direct individual or group therapeutic services required.
* Certified Recreation Therapist
* Minimum 1 year of experience in psychiatric setting.
Kindred Healthcare
Louisville, KY
At Kindred, we provide care and support in the most appropriate care setting for those recovering from illness or injury. Whether you’re receiving care in our hospital, one of our rehab facilities, or even at home, we’re here to ensure you recover to the fullest extent possible.
Our clinical care consistently exceeds national benchmarks, and addresses not only your clinical needs, but your emotional needs as well. We understand that you are more than your illness or condition—you’re a mom, a son or a grandfather. You are unique, so we provide care tailored to your specific needs.
We offer services across the country through our network of:
Transitional Care Hospitals
Home Care
Hospice
Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals
Subacute Units
Contract Rehabilitation Services
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IndustryHealthcare
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No. of EmployeesApproximately 38,300
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Jobs Posted4474
