Job at a glance
Position is assigned to the Recreation Therapy Service, Eastern Kansas Health Care System (EKHCS) and works in various areas throughout the facility including, Community Living Center, Mental Health, and Domiciliary serving as a Recreation Therapy Assistant (RTA) who provides a variety of diverse and multi-faced clinical duties to facilitate the attainment of the Recreation Therapy Service's mission at Eastern Kansas.
Travel between campuses may be required. Major duties: Major duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Implements recreation therapy treatment interventions for patients with physical and mental health conditions under the supervision of a Recreation Therapist. Conducts individual and small-group recreation therapy activities, using both standard and nonstandard treatment procedures and approaches.
Assists Recreation Therapists with planning and implementing treatment programs designed to address patients' individual treatment needs and treatment plans. Modifies and adapts therapeutic activities, procedures, and schedules based on patients' disabilities, abilities, treatment priorities, and changing needs. Provides therapeutic equipment, materials, instruction, encouragement, and counseling necessary to support patients' participation in recreation therapy activities.
Conducts bedside and facility-based recreation therapy programs, including individualized programs based on patients' interests, attitudes, motivation, illnesses, and disabilities. Assists with patient assessments and development of treatment plans in collaboration with the Recreation Therapist. Coordinates and escorts patients to community recreation therapy activities, including transporting patients and assisting ambulatory and non-ambulatory patients with entering/exiting vehicles and navigating community environments.
Observes and evaluates patient participation and response to treatment, including progress or regression, and adjusts activities as appropriate within assigned responsibilities. Documents recreation therapy treatment in the patient's medical record, including interventions provided, duration, frequency, outcomes, patient response, goals/objectives, and information needed by the treatment team. Performs duties as assigned.
Travel between campuses may be required. Work Schedule: Full-Time, Tuesday through Saturday; 8:00 am to 4:30 pm - There may be times, (although rare) where coverage to opposite campus is expected. May be asked to work extended hours. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Therapy Assistant/PD105540 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. 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 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) 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 period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Education: There is no educational substitution at this grade level. 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. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
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