You.

You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as a Recreational Therapist

Your compassion is tangible: whether your patient is 18 or 85, they feel it in the hand they hold. Families feel it in your prayers. Colleagues feel it in your support.

You know when to move quickly. When to sit quietly. When to laugh loudly.

You know how to move fast. You know how to stay organized. You know how to have fun.

Youâ™re great at what you do, but you want to be part of something even greater. Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the right team is invincible.

Us.

West Pines Behavioral Health at Lutheran Medical Center is part of SCL Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care. Our tight knit team specializes in helping adults ages 18 and older with psychiatric or addiction concerns.

For additional information on the Senior Behavioral Unit located inside Lutheran Medical Center, please see this link: https://www.westpinesrecovery.org/senior-behavioral-health/

Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, weâ™ve launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and paid time off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.

We.

Together weâ™ll align mission and careers, values and workplace. Weâ™ll encourage joy and take pride in our integrity.

Weâ™ll laugh at each otherâ™s jokes (even the bad ones). Weâ™ll hello and high five. Weâ™ll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing.

Weâ™re proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn.

Your day

As a Recreational Therapist you need to know how to:

• Provides assessments and treatment to aid in the development of skills and behaviors of patients in order to function to the highest level of independence. 

• Maintain a safe and therapeutic environment, through the use of various experiential modalities.


• Assess coping mechanisms, leisure history, skills and current functioning to determine appropriateness to participate.


• Develop group, experiential action-based treatment, individual and family treatments as member of a multidiscipline team.


• Plan and implement group, individual and family treatments ensuring a safe, comfortable therapeutic environment.


• Ensure the follow-through of treatment goals concerning therapeutic activities.


• Document patientsâ™ progress and response to treatment.


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Your experience

We hire people, not resumes. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require:

• Bachelorâ™s Degree in health-related field

Preferred:

• Masterâ™s degree in mental health field or related experience


• Current national/state licensure


• Three years of experience in mental health

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Your next move

Now that you know more about being a Recreational Therapist Â­ on our team we hope youâ™ll join us. At SCL Health youâ™ll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.