Recreational Therapist Assistant
San Antonio, TX, 78234
Recreational Therapist Assistant
Full Time • San Antonio, TX, 78234
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Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Job Overview:
AIMS Locum Tenens is seeking a qualified Recreational Therapist Assistant to provide therapeutic recreation services at the Center for the Intrepid (CFI), BAMC, TX. The RTA will plan, lead, evaluate, and document recreational activities designed around individual patient rehabilitation needs and work as part of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team.
Specific Duties
- Develop, plan, resource, lead, evaluate, and document therapeutic recreational activities.
- Conduct activities in classroom, outdoor, and aquatic environments.
- Work with adult outpatients recovering from traumatic injuries and medical conditions.
- Use assessment tools, functional assessments, and patient interest inventories.
- Help establish appropriate therapeutic goals and treatment plans.
- Participate as part of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team.
- Discuss patient progress or regression with the treatment team.
- Recommend appropriate modifications to treatment plans.
- Provide in-service training and follow-up sessions when required.
Qualifications
Degree/Education:
Associate degree or higher in Therapeutic Recreation.
Certification:
- Current Therapeutic Recreation Associate (TRA) certification from the Consortium for Therapeutic Recreation/Activities Certification (CTRAC).
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS).
- Maintain applicable OSHA-required training.
Experience:
Minimum 2 years of experience within the last 3 years practicing therapeutic recreation. Residency and fellowship time may count toward this requirement.
Must have experience providing professional recreation therapy to adult outpatients recovering from conditions such as:
- Amputation
- Poly-trauma
- Burn injury
- Oncologic diagnoses
- Neurological diagnoses
- Musculoskeletal injuries
Licensure is required, it must be current, valid, and unrestricted.
Driver's License:
Must possess and maintain a valid Texas non-commercial driver's license, Type A or C.
Citizenship: U.S. citizenship required.
Skills and Abilities:
- Therapeutic recreation planning and implementation.
- Experience with outdoor, classroom, and aquatic rehabilitation activities.
- Patient assessment and treatment planning.
- Ability to work with adults recovering from serious injuries.
- Strong teamwork and patient communication skills.
- Ability to recognize and report patient progress or regression.
- Accurate documentation skills.
Schedule:
Full-time, Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–4:00 PM (0700–1600), approximately 40 hours per week at the Center for the Intrepid (CFI), BAMC.
Full-time, Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–4:00 PM (0700–1600), approximately 40 hours per week at the Center for the Intrepid (CFI), BAMC.
Work Environment:
Primarily an outpatient rehabilitation setting at the Center for the Intrepid (CFI), with therapeutic activities potentially occurring in clinical, classroom, outdoor, and aquatic environments.
Security & Health Requirements:
- Active Tier 1 (T1) investigation required before starting work.
- Government credentialing package required 45–60 days before placement.
- Must meet BAMC physical examination, immunization, influenza vaccination, and TB-screening requirements.
- Position is designated Emergency Essential Personnel.
This is a SCA positions
Compensation: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
About Us
AIMS Locum Tenens, LLC, d/b/a AIMS Force is a WOSB certified healthcare management company based in Northern Virginia and Washington DC area focus on healthcare management in both public and private sectors.
AIMS Locum Tenens is one of the fastest growing healthcare management solution specialized in management of highly skilled healthcare professionals in both commercial and government healthcare facilities all over the country. We have the experience, resources, and scale required to help physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals to take advantage of both short and long term staffing opportunities in a wide variety of practice specialties. We do staff healthcare providers for both short and long-term assignments to local, state and federal government healthcare facilities.
AIMS realizes the key to quality is attention to details. AIMS is the one stop shop for various healthcare facilities and handles every steps to get best candidate from sourcing, recruitment, candidate screening, credentialing, final placement and retention of highly qualified healthcare provider.
As one of the nation’s fastest growing healthcare management companies, AIMS Locum Tenens manages highly qualified physicians and nurses during staffing crisis at community hospitals, clinics and Army based MTFs (Military Treatment Facilities). Hospital systems, MTFs, nursing homes and out patient clinics benefit from our comprehensive, cost-effective supplemental medical staffing services.
Our No. 1 priority is to provide the best service to our healthcare professionals and our hospital and MTFs clients. We welcome feedback and suggestions so we can continually improve our service.
At AIMS Locum Tenens, our core pillars—dedication, commitment, trustworthiness, and superior service—drive every aspect of our business.
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