Lead Recreation Therapist

The Lead Recreation Therapist (RT) is assigned to Geriatrics and Extended Care under Acute Nursing to provide recreation therapy and diversional activities for the residents of the CLC and medical foster home program for the Columbia VA Medical Center in Columbia, SC. Incumbent is responsible for application of a knowledge and practices of Recreation Therapy and the use of recreation modalities to treat the physical, mental, emotional, biopsychosocial, and leisure needs of patients.

Duties include, but not limited to:

* The incumbent handles problems and corrects errors in accordance with established procedures, modifies techniques, and develops new approaches to ensure the realization of patient treatment goals and develops criteria to measure therapy quality management service.

* The Recreation Therapist works without direct supervision but is administratively responsible to the Associate Nurse Executive of GEC and the Associate Director for Patient Care/Nursing Services.

* Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.

* Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately.

* Sensitivity to the special needs of all patients in respect to age, developmental requirements, and culturally related factors must be consistently achieved.

* Protects printed and electronic files containing sensitive data in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 and other applicable laws, federal regulations, VA statutes and policy, and VHA policy.

* Protects data from unauthorized release or from loss, alteration, or unauthorized deletion.

* Follows applicable regulations and instructions regarding access to computerized files, release of access codes, etc., as set out in the computer access agreement that the incumbent signs.

* Complies with federal, state, and local environmental and other requirements preventing pollution, minimizing waste, and conserving cultural and natural resources.

* Reviews hazardous materials/Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)/waste management.

* Follows Emergency Preparedness plan.

* The incumbent must adhere to Joint Commission National Patient Safety.

* Demonstrates infection control practices for disease prevention (i.e., hand washing, universal precautions/isolation procedures, including TB requirement/precautions).

* Complete all other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday 7:00am - 3:30pm; 8:00am-4:30pm, possible weekends

Telework:
Not available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 544-58258F

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not authorized