Recreation Therapist – Mental Health

at  Brant Community Healthcare System

EXCEPTIONAL CARE–EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE

The Brant Community Healthcare System is a two site Community Hospital located in Brantford and Paris, Ontario.

• The Brantford General is an acute care hospital
• The Willett in Paris is an urgent care centre and transitional beds

By choosing to work at Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS), you are joining an organization with more than 130 years of making a positive difference in the lives of the people we serve throughout our communities. We value Care, Accountability, Respect and Equity, and we are working together to build a healthier community!

POSITION SUMMARY

As a member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team, the Recreation Therapist – Mental Health in the mental health and addictions outpatient team will identify patient-centered goals that lead to outcomes that are meaningful and relevant to the patient and their family, supports and community. Provide personalized goals-focused and leisure counselling; develop group and/or individualized programs. Assume a therapeutic role in the motivation, coaching, supervision and instruction of patients in treatment interventions and provide the opportunity for leisure skill development in a safe context to experience new behaviors.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 2 years current Recreation Therapist experience in a hospital setting is preferred
• Degree in Recreation Therapy with an experience in mental health and addiction populations and/or a Certificate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Membership eligibility in Therapeutic Recreation Ontario Registered (R/TRO) and/or Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association (CTRA)
• Excellent assessment, communication, time management and organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability in working with a variety of patient populations within a hospital setting.
• Demonstrated principles of safe patient handling
• Reliable individual with excellent attendance record and able to work all shifts

• Facilitate and co-facilitate psycho-educational and experiential groups
• Performs comprehensive assessments of patients to determine specific leisure needs
• Develops patient centered treatment goals based on assessment findings
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team to facilitate the achievement of overall goals set for the patient
• Collaborates with the inter professional care team in clinical discussions related to patient outcomes and assists to identify resources required to transition the patient to their next level of care.
• Plans, implements and facilitates appropriate leisure programs
• Supports patients and families to link with community resources on discharge
• Participates and provides leadership for specific unit activities such as rounding and huddles.
• Document treatment and ongoing progress on patient, according to Recreation Therapy, Program and Hospital standards
• Demonstrates leadership skills while engaging with the inter professional care team to ensure patients are prioritized according to recreation therapy needs
• Professional accountability to TROs standards of practice