Prn Recreational Therapist Assistant

About the Facility

Springwoods Behavioral Health is an 80‑bed behavioral health facility located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It provides acute inpatient treatment for adolescents, adults, and specialty programs for women, as well as outpatient treatment. The six‑acre campus is adjacent to a 123‑acre Audubon Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary.

Work with the team to develop all activity therapy programming—from assessment and treatment planning to implementation, evaluation, and discharge planning.

Interact with patients, family members, physicians, referral sources, affiliated schools, and visitors in a friendly, supportive, courteous, respectful, cooperative, and professional manner that promotes teamwork and a positive image of the facility.

Assist the Recreational Therapist with planning and implementing therapy groups, exercise and recreation/activity interventions, and designs to reach treatment goals and outcomes.

• Working knowledge and experience with therapeutic recreation process, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Visual acuity to identify, instruct, and evaluate patients' skills, affect, needs, safety, and progress.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for interacting effectively with patients, families, physicians, hospital staff, and the public.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment with frequent interruptions.
• Knowledge of treatment programs, leisure education, social skill development, arts, and sports.
• Ability to provide age‑specific care and intervention for child, adult, and geriatric populations.
• Documentation of patient level of participation and perceived activity progress toward treatment goals in the patient chart.

Licenses or

Certifications:

Current Arkansas Driver’s License;
Current CPR and Handle with Care certifications, or must obtain within 90 days of hire.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Therapeutic Recreation or related field from an accredited college or university, or equivalent combination of education and experience substituting one year of experience in a behavioral health or institutional healthcare setting for each year of education. Minimum of one year of experience in a behavioral health setting.

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