Recreation Therapist I
Recreation Therapist I
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Position/Program Information
- EXAM NUMBER: Y5871GSPECIAL SALARY INFORMATION:
OPEN COMPETITIVE JOB OPPORTUNITY
ORIGINAL POSTING DATE: 2/13/2005
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS AREBULLETINTO UPDATE THE EXAMINATION CONTENT INFORMATION.
Due to Critical Shortage Recruitment new appointments and current incumbents shall be compensated at step 3 of the applicable salary range. This is in effect until June 30 2025 or until it is determined that a shortage no longer exists whichever is sooner.
Correctional Health Services 20 Recruitment and Retention Bonus
The County of Los Angeles is currently offering a 20 bonus for fulltime Recreation Therapist I hired by Correctional Health Services and working onsite in a designated facility to meet critical healthcare needs for the uniquely underserved jail population.
ABOUT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY:
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. DHS operates as an integrated health system operating 25 health centers and four acute care hospitals in addition to providing health care to youth in the juvenile justice system and inmates in the LA County jails. Across the network of DHS directly operated clinical sites and through partnerships with communitybased clinics DHS cares for about 600000 unique patients each year employs over 23000 staff and has an annual operating budget of 6.9 billion. For additional information regarding DHS please visit.
Through academic affiliations with the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) the University of Southern California (USC) and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU) DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition to its direct clinical services DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the Countys 911 emergency response system as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Reentry each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations including those released from correctional and institutional settings to supportive housing.
MISSION:
To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.
DEFINITION:
Performs professional recreation therapy services in acute medical rehabilitation or psychiatric hospitals outpatient clinics community health centers mental health facilities or institutional settings to enable physically mentally or socially disabled patients or clients attain restore or maintain physical social or mental functioning or to adjust to their disability; serves as a member of an interdisciplinary medical and therapeutic treatment team. Essential Job Functions
- Interviews and evaluates patients to assess their service needs and levels of functioning using techniques such as diagnostic tests exercise and other assessments; develops treatment plans and goals; determines the interventions or modalities by which these goals are to be achieved.
- Participates as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team and provides therapy input to the overall treatment approach in general case conferences or meetings in which specific patient problems are discussed; communicates tests results and measurements to physicians members of allied health disciplines and patients families; develops and modifies initial and subsequent treatment programs consistent with the changing needs of the patient.
- Provides feedback to interdisciplinary team members on patients response to treatment and recommends maintaining or changing treatment procedures accordingly.
- Participates in and contributes to the planning of recreation therapy services and programs and the development and evaluation of program goals objectives and outcome measures.
- Coordinates patient treatment and results with other agencies and professionals such as physicians nurses social workers rehabilitation and school personnel and families to provide total care to the patient.
- Provides referral services to patients regarding recreational resources within the organization as well as the community.
- Conducts a variety of therapeutic recreational social and physical activities adaptive to and focusing on the restoration of physical social and mental capabilities including the planning and coordinating of community integration programs.
- Develops and maintains liaison with other hospitals schools community organizations and groups and recreation facilities to establish a working relationship and encourages their participation in recreation therapy and aftercare followup programs.
- Conducts treatment sessions for individuals and groups to improve physical cognitive social emotional and behavioral functioning and independence in life activities; selects treatment interventions and modalities such as play therapy social recreation and leisure activities games music art drama dance movement exercise sports athletics horticulture and aquatic activities that are compatible with the patients interests needs and capabilities.
- Instructs and trains patients and their families in the use of assistive devices and techniques to reach independence and reintegration into life activities.
- Delegates and supervises work assignments to Recreation Therapy Assistants Aides students and other support personnel by providing technical instruction and guidance in the implementation of therapeutic recreation activities.
- Serves as preceptor to students volunteers and institutional workers and orients other health disciplines to the recreation therapy program.
- Attends professional meetings conferences and workshops to keep abreast of new trends and innovative techniques used in the field of recreation therapy.
- Participates in continuing education/staff development programs and other hospital departmental and professional licensing requirements.
- Prepares requests for equipment and supplies to be submitted to the supervisor for budgetary input.
- Develops and maintains patient records records clinical notes on patient charts and prepares patient progress reports for reference by the treatment team.
Requirements
Selection Requirements:Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Recreation Therapy or in Therapeutic Recreation.
License:
Current certification to practice as a Recreation Therapist issued by the California Board of Recreation and Park Certification or as a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation OR Have filed an application for such a certificate. The certificate must be presented upon publication of the results of the next examination after the date of filing for the certificate.
All required licenses and certifications must be active and unrestricted or your application will not be accepted.
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job related essential functions. In some cases a valid California Class B Driver License may be required for appointment to some positions in this class.
Physical Class III Moderate: Includes standing or walking most of the time with bending stooping squatting twisting and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces occasionally lifting objects weighting over 25 pounds and frequent lifting of 1025 pounds.Additional Information
Special Requirement Information
In order to receive credit for any college course work or any type of college degree such as a Bachelors degree Masters degree completion of a certificate program certificate or license you must include a legible copy of the official diploma official transcripts official letter from the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization; or official license or certificates with your applicationwithin 15 calendar days of filing. Applications submitted without the required degree or evidence of licensure and/or certification will be rejected as incomplete.
The required license and/or certificate MUST be current and unrestricted; a conditional provisional probationary or restricted license and/or certificate will NOT be accepted.
Special Information
Appointees may be required to work any shift including evenings nights weekends and holidays.
Available Shift
Any
Examination Content
This examination will consist of an evaluation of education and experience based on application information weighted at 100.
Candidates must achieve a passing score of 70 or higher on the examination in order to be placed on the eligible register.
Notification Letters and other correspondences will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that applicants provide a valid email address. Please add and to your email address book and to the list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as SPAM/JUNK mail.
Vacancy Information
The resulting eligible register from this examination will be used to fill vacancies throughout the Department of Health Services as they occur.
Eligibility Information
Applications will be processed on anasreceivedbasis and those receiving a passing score will be promulgated to the eligible register accordingly.
The names of candidates receiving a passing score on the examination will be added to the eligible register and will appear in the order of their score group for a period of twelve 12 months following the date of eligibility.
No person may compete in this examination more than once every twelve 12 months.
Application and Filing Information
APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE ONLY. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY U.S. MAIL FAX OR IN PERSON WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Apply online by clicking on the Apply tab for this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.
All information is subject to verification. We may reject your application at any time during the examination and hiring process including after appointment has been made. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or rescission of appointment.
This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met. Application filing may be suspended at any time without advance notice.
Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the Selection Requirements. Provide any relevant education training and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held give the name and address of your employer your job title beginning and ending dates number of hours worked per week description of work performed and salary earned. If your application is incomplete it will be rejected.
Applications electronically received after 5:00 p.m. PST on the last day of filing will not be accepted.
NOTE:If you are unable to attach the required documents you must email the documents to the exam analyst at within fifteen 15 calendar days of filing online or your application will be rejected. Please include the exam number and the exam title.
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:All applicants must enter a valid social security number at the time of filing. Entering anything other than a valid social security number . will result in an automatic rejection of your application.
COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES: For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.
NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD:All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using a family members or friends user ID and password may erase a candidates original application record.
Department Contact
Martin Hernandez Exam Analyst
ADA Coordinator Phone
California Relay Services Phone
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Employment Information
Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.
This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.
Equal Employment Opportunity/NonDiscrimination Statement:
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to nondiscrimination in the County workforce regardless of age 40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information please visit: Accommodations for Applicants:
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations please visit: Chance:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and will also consider potential mitigating factors which may include but is not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952.
Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
Career PathFinder:
Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at .Revised January 2025
Employment Type
Full-Time
