- Graduation from a recognized Therapeutic Recreation course or equivalent
- Current BCLS is recommended
- Current Gentle Persuasive Approaches certification recommended
- Membership in Therapeutic Recreation Ontario is preferred
- Experience in provision of therapeutic recreation programs for older adults
- Demonstrated leadership skills and evidence of continuing education required
- Experience in program development and working with medically complex patients including Delirium, Dementia and Depression
- Reliable, flexible, creative, self-directed professional, able to work effectively and collaboratively with a high performance interprofessional team
- Participate, as part of the interprofessional team, in goal setting, evaluation and discharge planning
- Use appropriate assessment skills to help establish a plan of action by prioritizing and setting goals of treatment in conjunction with patient
- Provide education, and make recommendations to appropriate community programs/services in conjunction with patient to set an effective discharge plan.
- Obtain and document informed consent for assessment and treatment by Therapeutic Recreationist
- Communicate patient assessment findings, treatment program, and progress with other health care professionals involved in the patient's care and share responsibility for development and implementation of interprofessional care where indicated
- Participate in weekly interprofessional progress rounds, monthly professional practice meetings, business meetings and program meetings
- Participate in the co-ordination of patient treatment and communicate with other community health care professionals within the "circle of care"
- Assist and participate in developing, implementing and practicing quality improvement within the program/unit.
- Liaises with external care providers to ensure care needs are met and safety is maintained
- Maintain and research community partnerships with community programs/services for effective discharge planning
- Document relevant assessment data, keep current and timely progress and discharge notes for all referred patients while following the professional standards
- Document required workload measurements data in a timely and accurate manner
- Assist in the education, supervision and orientation of Therapeutic Recreation interns/students/volunteers in the hospital
- Maintain a focus on continuing professional development by attending and presenting in-house sessions and attending continuing education courses out of hospital and taking part in ongoing reflective practice
Recreation Therapist - Mississauga, Canada - Trillium Health Partners
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Job Description
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Position: Recreation Therapist
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Status: Temporary Full Time Approx. 6 months
System: Falls Prevention/1D Rehab/SRDH - Rehabilitation
Posted: April 18, 2024
Internal Deadline: April 24, 2024
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Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital and the Queensway Health Centre, Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.
Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community
Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage
Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability
Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research
When we set out to build our vision and future, we connected with our community - patients, families, visitors, physicians, staff and volunteers. The foundational goals of our new strategic plan - quality, access and sustainability - anchor everything we do. Our mission for a new kind of health care is built on an inter-connected system of care organized around patients - inside and outside the hospital.
At THP, we are relentless in providing high quality, compassionate care to our communities and take great pride in fostering an inclusive and accessible environment and we are all accountable for contributing to a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing and promoting excellence in patient care though advancing patient and staff safety. If you are passionate about what you do, motivated to improve the health of the community, committed to excellence, quality and patient safety we would like you to join our Better Together team
Job Description:
Therapeutic Recreationist utilizes recreation to maximize independence and promote an optimal leisure lifestyle. You are responsible for assessments, interventions, and evaluations to promote skill development in the physical, cognitive, affective, social, and spiritual domains, in addition to non-direct client activities. You will practice in accordance with the Standards of Practice set out by TRO.
Therapeutic Recreationist provides coordinated interprofessional care within the health care continuum, assisting patients in the transition from the hospital to the community. The Therapeutic Recreationist will assess patients, and where appropriate, set therapeutic goals with the patient and family, including discharge to a community program/service. The Therapeutic Recreationist provides assessment of physical, cognitive, affective, social, and spiritual dysfunction, along with leisure interests, as well as treatment to promote better performance in functional activities, maximize potential and optimize function for maximal independence. Also included are the planning and implementation of treatment and/or education programs to improve function and independence, and transitioning patient safely from hospital to their home and/or with the connection to community programs and/or services.
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Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.