About the role
Job Description:
Recreation Therapist
As the Recreation Therapist you enable patients to acquire and/ or maintain the skills, knowledge and behaviours that will allow them to enjoy their leisure optimally and function independently with the least amount of assistance and participate as fully as possible in society. The Recreation Therapist provides programs and services that:
- improve and maintain patients’ skills and functional leisure abilities in the areas of physical, cognitive, emotional and social functioning
- assist patients in utilizing previously acquired leisure skills or acquire new leisure skills appropriate to their limitations and future lifestyle
- promote an awareness of the importance of a successful leisure lifestyle
- promote knowledge and utilization of leisure resources within the home and community
- identify information and resources pertaining to physical and architectural barriers commonly found in the environment
- actively involve patients in the community in order to promote independence when returning to the home environment
As a qualified candidate you will have the following job requirements:
- Four year undergraduate degree
- Post graduate certificate in Therapeutic Recreation
- One to three years’ experience
- Working with people with disabilities
- Working with seniors
- Working with and leading groups
- Planning special events
- Working in a team setting
- Working in a health care setting (charting, medical terminology, implications of disease, etc.)
You will be a great fit for this position if you have:
- Computer skills
- Counselling/ education skills
- Group dynamic skills
- Critical thinking/ problem solving
- Leadership
- Ability to learn about, from and with other members of the patient care team to foster a strong Interprofessional model of care
About Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, located in Barrie, Ontario, provides safe, high-quality care for residents across a large geographical region including Simcoe County and the District of Muskoka. The area is home to more than 450,000 residents, with half of RVH’s patients living outside the City of Barrie.
As the largest health centre in North Simcoe Muskoka, RVH provides highly specialized services, and technology not found anywhere else in the region. This includes the only interventional radiology suites for minimally invasive surgeries, vascular services, advanced stroke care, as well as dedicated trauma rooms in its large Emergency department. RVH is also home to the Hudson Regional Cancer Centre, Simcoe Muskoka Regional Heart Program, Simcoe Muskoka Regional Child and Youth Program and the RVH Regional Renal Program meaning distance is no longer a factor for residents receiving lifesaving treatment.
For more information visit www.rvh.on.ca
Follow us on Twitter: @TeamRVH Like our Facebook page: Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre Subscribe to our YouTube channel: RVHBarrieON
About the role
Job Description:
Recreation Therapist
As the Recreation Therapist you enable patients to acquire and/ or maintain the skills, knowledge and behaviours that will allow them to enjoy their leisure optimally and function independently with the least amount of assistance and participate as fully as possible in society. The Recreation Therapist provides programs and services that:
- improve and maintain patients’ skills and functional leisure abilities in the areas of physical, cognitive, emotional and social functioning
- assist patients in utilizing previously acquired leisure skills or acquire new leisure skills appropriate to their limitations and future lifestyle
- promote an awareness of the importance of a successful leisure lifestyle
- promote knowledge and utilization of leisure resources within the home and community
- identify information and resources pertaining to physical and architectural barriers commonly found in the environment
- actively involve patients in the community in order to promote independence when returning to the home environment
As a qualified candidate you will have the following job requirements:
- Four year undergraduate degree
- Post graduate certificate in Therapeutic Recreation
- One to three years’ experience
- Working with people with disabilities
- Working with seniors
- Working with and leading groups
- Planning special events
- Working in a team setting
- Working in a health care setting (charting, medical terminology, implications of disease, etc.)
You will be a great fit for this position if you have:
- Computer skills
- Counselling/ education skills
- Group dynamic skills
- Critical thinking/ problem solving
- Leadership
- Ability to learn about, from and with other members of the patient care team to foster a strong Interprofessional model of care
About Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, located in Barrie, Ontario, provides safe, high-quality care for residents across a large geographical region including Simcoe County and the District of Muskoka. The area is home to more than 450,000 residents, with half of RVH’s patients living outside the City of Barrie.
As the largest health centre in North Simcoe Muskoka, RVH provides highly specialized services, and technology not found anywhere else in the region. This includes the only interventional radiology suites for minimally invasive surgeries, vascular services, advanced stroke care, as well as dedicated trauma rooms in its large Emergency department. RVH is also home to the Hudson Regional Cancer Centre, Simcoe Muskoka Regional Heart Program, Simcoe Muskoka Regional Child and Youth Program and the RVH Regional Renal Program meaning distance is no longer a factor for residents receiving lifesaving treatment.
For more information visit www.rvh.on.ca
Follow us on Twitter: @TeamRVH Like our Facebook page: Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre Subscribe to our YouTube channel: RVHBarrieON