Inpatient Therapeutic Recreation and Adaptive Specialist

Join our team as a Recreation Therapist & Adaptive Specialist, where you'll provide direct therapeutic recreation services to children and young adults in our complex medical and rehab inpatient units. In this role, you’ll develop and implement customized adaptive programs, using play-based interventions to support physical, cognitive, and social growth. You'll collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to create engaging, inclusive experiences tailored to each individual's needs.

• Monday-Thursday, 8am-6pm
• Saturday hours once every 6-8 weeks

• Provide direct therapeutic recreation services to children and young adults
• Develop and implement customized adaptive programs to support engagement and development
• Utilize play-based interventions to promote physical, cognitive, and social growth
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including occupational, physical, and speech therapists, nurses, and other healthcare providers
• Adapt activities and equipment to meet individual needs and abilities
• Foster a fun, inclusive, and supportive environment that encourages participation and progress
• Document progress and adjust interventions as needed to optimize outcomes

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 403(b) retirement plan with company match
• Life and disability insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Required
  : BA/BS in Therapeutic Recreation
• Required
  :
  Therapeutic Recreation Certification by NCTRC
• Preferred:
  One year of experience in the field of Therapeutic Recreation and with children with complex medical conditions
• Expertise in custom adaptation of recreational or leisure equipment, and with use of power tool equipment
• Ability to lift up to 35 lbs, be mobile within the assigned work area, and frequently bend, lift, reach, and stand.
• Ability to read, write, and speak the English language.

Not sure if you hit 100% of the position expectations? Let's talk! Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team by emailing Careers.

• Child Serve partners with families to help children with special healthcare needs live a great life.
• Child Serve is a leading pediatric healthcare provider with Iowa’s only children's specialty hospital, offering a variety of services and programs to meet each child’s unique needs.
• Child Serve’s four key specialty areas include: complex medical care, pediatric rehabilitation, autism and behavioral health, and community-based services. With a coordinated approach to care delivery, services are interwoven and streamlined, so families can address their child’s needs in one location.
• Established in 1928, Child Serve proudly provides more than 30 pediatric specialty services to nearly 6,000 children in Iowa each year.

Child Serve is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email careers.

Child Serve is an Equal Opportunity Employer.