Recreational Therapist jobs in Nashville, TN

Recreational Therapist plans and directs medically approved therapeutic recreational programs for patients. Organizes activities according to patients' capabilities, needs, and interests. Being a Recreational Therapist conducts programs including symptom management, basic conversation skills, community re-entry, sports, gardening, dramatics, music, social activities, and arts and crafts. Prepares reports for patients' physicians describing individual patient symptoms and reactions to therapeutic programs. Additionally, Recreational Therapist conducts activity therapy assessment of a patient's strengths and needs, and recommends therapeutic activity. Documents progress on each patient. Requires a license/certification to practice from the National Council of Therapeutic Recreation Specialists. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a manager. Requires to practice from the National Council of Therapeutic Recreation Specialists. Recreational Therapist's years of experience requirement may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Recreational Therapist CTRS ATR
  • HCA Healthcare
  • Nashville, TN PART_TIME
  • Description

    Introduction

    Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Activity Therapist with TriStar Centennial Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

    Shift: Part-Time/Weekend Days

    Benefits

    TriStar Centennial Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

    • Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
    • Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
    • Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
    • 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
    • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
    • Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
    • Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
    • Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
    • Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
    • Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
    • Colleague recognition program
    • Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
    • Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

    Learn more about Employee Benefits

    Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

    Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the TriStar Centennial Medical Center family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Activity Therapist to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

    Job Summary 

    • You will demonstrate knowledge of human growth and development, ability to gather data, demonstrate knowledge in range of treatment, and care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served as per Scope of Service.
    • You will be implementing therapeutic programming and treatments for assigned patients. 
    • You will develop and establish goals and objectives for assigned groups. 
    • In this role you will complete psychosocial assessments, group notes, care plan reviews, patient education notes and progress notes for assigned patients. 
    • You will actively participate in treatment planning, case reviews and physician rounds. 
    • You will have the opportunity to provide field instruction and supervision for recreation or music therapy student interns. 
    • You will be asked to research evidence based programming techniques to be shared and utilized by treatment team. 
    • Provides behavioral health education to community agencies, facilities and referral sources.
    Qualifications

    • Interpersonal skills to successfully interact with external and internal customers. 
    • Current BLS certification. 
    • Bachelors Degree in Recreation Therapy, Music Therapy or Masters Degree in Art Therapy are required CTRS, ATR or MT-BC, as specified by specific discipline professional certification guidelines (or eligible to sit for certification)

    This is an Adjunctive Therapy position at our Parthenon Pavilion location. Centennial Medical Center is the home of Parthenon Pavilion, which houses adult and geriatric patients both voluntary and involuntary with 132 inpatient acute beds. 

    The program focuses on the provision of the following essential services: 

    • Interdisciplinary Patient Assessment and Treatment Planning Psychiatric and Medical Management 
    • Nutritional counseling Caregiver Assessment and Counseling Crisis Stabilization 
    • Care and Management of Activities of Daily Living 
    • Patient and Caregiver Education 
    • Community Resource Referral Discharge Planning 
    • Liaison Services with Placement Facilities

    TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 740 bed comprehensive facility. We offer medical and surgical programs. These include behavioral health and 24-hour emergency. These also include heart and vascular and imaging. These also include neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and womens services. We are an affiliate of TriStar Health. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 43-acre campus. We are home to TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center. We are home to TriStar Centennial Womens Hospital. Our campus includes The Childrens Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion.

    HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

    TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 740 bed comprehensive facility. We offer medical and surgical programs. These include behavioral health and 24-hour emergency. These also include heart and vascular and imaging. These also include neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and womens services. We are an affiliate of TriStar Health. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 43-acre campus. We are home to TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center. We are home to TriStar Centennial Womens Hospital. Our campus includes The Childrens Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion.

    HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.


    "There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
    HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

    Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our wknds only opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

    We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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Fulfillment Associate - 4th Shift
  • REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.)
  • Lebanon, TN FULL_TIME
  • Overview: REI Co-op is united around discovering, building and celebrating better ways of working in this world, all so that folks can find and pursue a love of the outdoors. When you work for the co-...
  • 17 Days Ago

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Assistant Manager, Operations - Weekend Shift
  • REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.)
  • Lebanon, TN FULL_TIME
  • OverviewThis position involves working from Friday to Monday, 8AM to 6PM. This job contributes to REI’s success by serving as an Assistant Manager, Operations overseeing building workload planning and...
  • 5 Days Ago

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Assistant Manager, Operations - Weekend Shift
  • REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.)
  • Lebanon, TN FULL_TIME
  • OverviewThis position involves working from Friday to Monday, 8AM to 6PM. This job contributes to REI’s success by serving as an Assistant Manager, Operations overseeing building workload planning and...
  • 5 Days Ago

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Stocking Equipment Operator PT - 1st Shift
  • REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.)
  • Lebanon, TN FULL_TIME
  • OverviewOur team seeks a Warehouse Specialist to help us safely navigate products through the warehouse floor using various warehouse equipment (forklift, order picker, reach truck, etc.). In this rol...
  • 6 Days Ago

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Receiving Associate PT - 4th Shift
  • REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.)
  • Lebanon, TN FULL_TIME
  • OverviewREI Co-op is united around discovering, building and celebrating better ways of working in this world, all so that folks can find and pursue a love of the outdoors. When you work for the co-op...
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Nursing Assistant - $5,000 Sign on Bonus
  • Encompass Health Corp.
  • Nashville, TN
  • Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital Hiring for all positions full-time, part-time and PRN days and nights avai...
  • 4/23/2024 12:00:00 AM

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LPN Licensed Practical Nurse Agency free facility
  • Life Care Centers of America
  • Nashville, TN
  • Position Details * Employment Status: PRN * Shift: Day Shift * Status: PRN Come and grow with us! We are affiliated with...
  • 4/23/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Registered Nurse - Neurology
  • Ascension Health
  • Nashville, TN
  • Details * Sign-on bonus: 15,000 * Department: Neurology Unit * Schedule: 12-Hour Day Shift, 6:30 am to 7:00 pm, 3 Shifts...
  • 4/23/2024 12:00:00 AM

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LPN Clinic Float
  • Ascension Health
  • Nashville, TN
  • Details * Department: Float Staffing * Schedule: PRN * Location: Nashville, TN Benefits Paid time off (PTO) Various heal...
  • 4/23/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Area Health Information Specialist I Onsite
  • Datavant
  • Nashville, TN
  • Overview: Who we are... Datavant protects, connects, and delivers the worlds health data to power better decisions and a...
  • 4/23/2024 12:00:00 AM

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CenterWell - Physician - Clarksville
  • Humana Inc.
  • Nashville, TN
  • Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first The Primary Care Physician (PCP) works as a lead in o...
  • 4/22/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Caregiver
  • ambercare
  • Nashville, TN
  • Now offering up to $15.50/hr! Daily Pay offered too! Addus HomeCare is hiring Caregivers/Home Care Aides. We offer, flex...
  • 4/22/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
  • ambercare
  • Nashville, TN
  • Now offering Daily Pay for select positions! Urgently hiring for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts, with immediate start! Take ad...
  • 4/22/2024 12:00:00 AM

Nashville is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The city is the county seat of Davidson County and is located on the Cumberland River. The city's population ranks 24th in the U.S. According to 2017 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, the total consolidated city-county population stood at 691,243. The "balance" population, which excludes semi-independent municipalities within Davidson County, was 667,560 in 2017. Located in northern Middle Tennessee, Nashville is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in Tennessee. The 2017 population of the entire 14-...
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