Recreational Therapist

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Job Description

CoxHealth, a leading Magnet designated healthcare system serving 25 counties in Missouri. CoxHealth is consistently nominated as a best place to work. For 2023, CoxHealth has received the following recognitions:

  • Best in Class Work Environment
    • 5x Modern Healthcare Best Places to work
    • America’s Greatest Workplaces 2023 – Newsweek
    • Best Employers for New Grads 2023- Forbes
    • Greatest Workplace for Women 2023 – Newsweek
  • Benefits
    • Robust, fully customizable benefits package including Medical/Vision/Dental and more!
    • No cost eCare visits
    • Employer-provided mental health services for employees and eligible family members
    • Retirement with employer match up to 5%
    • Tuition discounts and reimbursement available for continuing your education
    • Free and convenient parking
    • CoxHealth Fitness Center and Child Care discounts
    • Onsite delivery for CoxHealth Pharmacies and 1906 Employee Store
  • Job Summary
    • Provides supportive advocacy to patients and their families as part of an interdisciplinary health care team to overcome barriers to progression-of-care and facilitate a safe and coordinated discharge to the community.
  • Job Requirements
    • Education
      • Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation with emphasis in therapeutic recreation or a related field, such as Music Therapy, Art Therapy, or Creative Arts Therapy.
    • Experience
      • Previous experience in mental health or age specific population preferred
    • Skills
      • Good communication skills – Ability to communicate effectively in written format and/or oral presentations
      • Strong analytical & problem solving skills; semi-independent in decision making
      • Ability to maintain organization in a changing environment
      • Exhibit initiative, responsibility & flexibility
      • Must be able to initiate and understand research related to projects
      • Learn and appropriately utilize all required computer applications, including but not limited to E-mail, Windows-based or Microsoft programs
      • Ability to write effective documentation for processes and procedures.
      • Ability to make routine decisions in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
      • Appropriate assessment skills
    • Licensure/Certification/Registration
      • Required: Must obtain BLS within 90 days of hire
      • Required: Certified Therapeutic Recreational Specialist (CTRS) or related field such as Music Therapy (MT-BC), Art Therapy (ATR-BC), within 2 years of hire
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Specialties:

  1. Allied Health

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Why CoxHealth?

We are a health system that includes six hospitals with over 80 clinics and 537 physicians serving 24 counties. CoxHealth is Missouri’s first hospital system accredited by DNV Healthcare for quality and patient safety. All six hospitals, as well as our outpatient centers and provider-based clinics, hold this national distinction from DNV’s accreditation program, the National Integrated Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The hospital is also the only facility in the region to receive the ANCC Magnet designation, which recognizes excellence in nursing. We are the only local health system named six times to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Regional Hospitals list, and we are recognized by CareChex as among the Top 10 percent of U.S. hospitals for medical excellence and patient safety in overall medical care.