Recreation Therapist

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services to over 1.9 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations. Our team of nearly 45,000 medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care.

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Reporting to the Manager, Clinical Operations or designate, and as a member of the interdisciplinary team, the Recreation Therapist plans, develops, organizes, implements, documents and evaluates recreation programs and leisure activities which address the physical, social, spiritual, emotional, intellectual and cultural needs of patients; assesses and develops from a psychosocial rehabilitation perspective, care plans and recreation therapy interventions to address psychosocial functioning and recovery for patients. The Recreation Therapist is expected to engage the patient and their support systems as people with full competence and as full collaborators in service planning, delivery and evaluation.

Education, Training & Experience

Completion of an accredited Therapeutic Recreation program from a recognized educational institution to the level of: a baccalaureate degree, or a diploma in combination with equivalent training and experience. One (1) year recent related experience working within the mental health field. Eligibility for membership with the BC Therapeutic Recreation Association and/or Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association. Current Food Safe certificate.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to accept responsibility and exercise initiative and independent judgment.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize workload in a complex environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the scope of practice of other health care disciplines.
• Knowledge of psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery principles.
• Demonstrated ability to make effective referrals, reflecting in-depth knowledge of resources and strong collaborative skills in working with other services.
• Ability to operate related equipment including a computerized patient/family information system and related software programs such as word processing, and e-mail.
• Ability to work independently and/or in a team-based environment.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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