Supervisory Recreation Therapist

As a Supervisory Recreation Therapist, you will play a critical role in providing advanced therapeutic interventions for patients with complex medical and mental health needs, ensuring their rehabilitation and successful community reintegration.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Independently administer and interpret comprehensive recreation therapy assessments, developing unique approaches to gather patient information.
• Analyze, interpret, and report assessment data across all functional domains (cognitive, sensory, social, affective, physical, leisure).
• Design and implement evidence-based recreation therapy interventions for patients facing complex conditions such as polytrauma, TBI, PTSD, SCI, substance use disorder, serious mental illness, and hospice/palliative care needs.
• Provide direct patient care, exercising independent judgment, and receiving guidance only for the most intricate cases.
• Develop individualized, measurable treatment plans in collaboration with stakeholders, including scope, duration, and goals.
• Recommend and implement adaptations, modifications, or assistive technology to support patient needs and preferences.
• Utilize activity/task analysis, behavioral interventions, and therapeutic procedures to restore function, build confidence, and develop critical life skills.
• Employ sophisticated techniques, including stress reduction, social skills training, anger/pain management, and lifestyle alteration to achieve clinical outcomes.
• Implement diverse therapeutic interventions such as aquatic therapy, fitness/wellness, community reintegration, and adapted sports.
• Continuously monitor intervention effectiveness, making necessary modifications, and conducting quantitative analysis of program outcomes.
• Participate in co-treatment opportunities (e.g., neurological rehabilitation, mental health recovery).
• Perform discharge analysis and planning to facilitate successful community reintegration.
• Manage multiple responsibilities, prioritize tasks, and analyze organizational problems to develop efficient operational solutions.
• Apply and guide staff in the use of evidence-based practices and clinical guidelines.
• Contribute to administrative functions including fiscal, material supply, equipment, and program management.
• *Qualifications:**
• **Citizenship:** United States Citizenship is required.
• **English Language Proficiency:** Must be proficient in spoken and written English.
• **Education:** A Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in:

* Therapeutic Recreation or Recreation/Leisure with an option/emphasis in Therapeutic Recreation, approved by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC). * or Any field, provided you are a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) with a degree approved by the NCTRC (certification is mandatory and cannot be waived if hired under this option).

• **Experience:** One year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level, demonstrating independent judgment in complex case management, advanced assessment, treatment planning, and implementation of evidence-based recreation therapy interventions.
• **Key Skills & Abilities:**

* Exceptional independence and judgment in complex clinical cases. * Strong organizational skills to balance multiple responsibilities, set priorities, delegate tasks, and meet deadlines. * Analytical and problem-solving abilities to improve operational efficiency and manage workload. * Excellent interpersonal communication skills for effective collaboration with staff and management. * Proficiency in applying evidence-based practices and clinical guidelines, with the ability to guide others. * Knowledge of organizational theories and administrative functions (fiscal, equipment, program management).

• *Physical Requirements:**

Applicants must be able to perform the duties of a Supervisory Recreation Therapist, which may include heavy lifting/carrying (45+ lbs), pushing, use of fingers, walking/standing (up to 8 hours), repeated bending/kneeling, and near/far vision (correctable), color distinction, and hearing (aid permitted).