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Per Diem Recreational Therapist

Primary Location Los Angeles, California Schedule Per Diem Shift Day Salary $39.28 - $50.17 / hour

Job Number 1341218 Date posted 05/05/2025

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Job Summary:

Provides a total therapeutic recreation program to meet both group and individual needs. To provide therapeutic recreational activities through which patients can maximize their social/interpersonal, and physical capabilities. Utilizes therapeutic recreation activities and community resources to help facilitate improvement of an individuals leisure lifestyle.

Essential Responsibilities:

Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.

Plans, organizes, conducts and improves a wide range of group and individual therapeutic activities (leisure education, wellness groups, and social events).

Continuously reviews and evaluates ongoing recreation groups and programs/services to meet the needs of patient populations.

Performs other related duties as required.

Assess, delivers and evaluates individual and group needs for therapeutic recreational activity.

Participates as a member of a multi-disciplinary teaching and treatment team.

Coordinates recreation therapy objectives for individual patients with that of the total treatment plan.

Weekly reevaluates and maintains records on patient treatment/progress.

Provides individual counseling, education and teaching to assist patients in planning their use of leisure time in the community.

Evaluates purchases and maintains equipment and supplies.

Helps coordinate and maintain the usage of the physical space, facilities, and equipment.

May train and supervise clinical education/practice of recreation therapy students and other students in allied health field.

Provides in-service education in the field of Therapeutic Recreation to other members of the health care staff, as needed.

Maintains and improves professional development/expertise through professional journals, workshops, conferences and other related educational opportunities.

Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

Minimum three (3) years psychiatric or chemical dependency experience may be required as appropriate for specific positions.

Education

High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
Course work sufficient to allow individual to take the CTRS or RTC exam.

License, Certification, Registration

Recreational Therapist Certificate (California) OR Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Certificate

Basic Life Support

Additional Requirements:

Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Primary Location: California,Los Angeles,Mental Health - A Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1 Shift: Day Workdays: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM Working Hours End: 04:30 PM Job Schedule: Per Diem Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Onsite Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B24|AFSCME|United Therapists of So Cal Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: LA Mental Health Center - Psych Rehab Services - 0801 Pay Range: $39.28 - $50.17 / hour Travel: No

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

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