Recreational Therapist; Per Diem

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UNC Health Youth Behavioral Health (YBH) in Butner, North Carolina, is seeking a passionate and team‑oriented Per Diem Recreational Therapist to support our patients and their families. YBH is a state‑of‑the‑art, 54‑bed psychiatric facility providing 24‑hour care for children and adolescents facing mental health challenges, dual diagnoses, substance misuse, and complex behaviors. Our philosophy emphasizes a trauma‑informed, therapeutic environment designed to foster safety, positive coping skills, and healthy living.

Based on physicians' orders, provides recreational therapy evaluation and treatment to patient populations and maintains ongoing program development/evaluation under the supervision of the recreational therapy supervisors.

• Responds to physicians' orders for patient assessment and treatment, individually assesses/evaluates patients to determine and document needs, interests and abilities in substantial compliance with department policies/protocols, standards of regulatory agencies and professional standards of practice.
• Analyzes comprehensive data from the patient assessment/evaluation and plans, develops and documents an individualized treatment plan that identifies short and long term goals and interventions in substantial compliance with department policies and protocols, standards of regulatory agencies and professional standards of practice.
• Implements individualized patient treatment plans and plans, develops and facilitates interventions, in substantial compliance with department policies and protocols, standards of regulatory agencies and professional standards of practice, to restore, remediate or rehabilitate patients' functioning and increase patients' independence.
• Documents and reports patients' response to interventions, re‑assesses and evaluates patients' progress towards goals, modifies treatment goals/plan as necessary, in substantial compliance with department policies and protocols, standards of regulatory agencies and professional standards of practice.
• Develops and documents patients' discharge/transition plan in collaboration with the patient, family/significant others and treatment team, in substantial compliance with department policies and protocols, standards of regulatory agencies and professional standards of practice.
• Provides clinical education or supervision to staff, interns, clinical fellows and other disciplines, participates in competency assessment/enhancement activities and meets development goals in compliance with Hospitals and department policies and protocols.
• Leadership:
  Demonstrates the function of a leader in the profession in the following manner – advocates for and facilitates necessary change, development for people, and initiatives. Exemplifies quality service provision. Manages professional practice through promoting and demonstrating accountability.
• Quality Improvement and Resource Management:
  Plans, develops, coordinates and evaluates specialized programs for specific clinical service areas and engages in evaluation/research and quality improvement activities for the clinical service team and department; participates in the acquisition and maintenance of supplies, equipment and facility planning.

• Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in Therapeutic Recreation or Recreational Therapy, which includes an internship.

• Licensed as a Recreational Therapist by the North Carolina Board of Recreational Therapy Licensure (NCBRTL).
• Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC).

• No experience is required.

• Legal
  
  Employer:
  
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• Entity: UNC Medical Center
• Organization Unit: UNCH YBH Recreational Therapy
• Work Type:
  Per Diem
• Standard Hours Per Week: 8.00
• Salary Range: $20.74 - $29.52 per hour (Hiring Range)
• Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
• Work Assignment Type:
  Onsite
• Work Schedule:
  
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