Recreational Therapist

About the Position: This position is located at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Provide professional recreational therapy to adult outpatients who are predominantly active-duty military recovering from traumatic injuries, amputations, burns, and other complex injuries/conditions requiring advanced rehabilitation.

Evaluate patients and provide structured recreational therapy plan of care and treatment sessions to achieve patient centered goals.

Utilize standard assessments and/or develop specific tools based on the population needs to establish appropriate therapeutic recreation goals and develop the patient's treatment plan.

Evaluate patient progress on a recurring basis and provides written and oral reports of findings. Communicate findings to multi-disciplinary team to ensure wholistic care.

Attend staff meetings, team treatment meetings, and other clinical conferences to facilitate coordinated multi-disciplinary care, address barriers to progress, and maximize therapeutic outcomes.

Develop, plan, organize and implement the CFI Community Reintegration Program.

Facilitate CFI aquatic therapy programming as both a recreational therapist and a lifeguard based on mission needs. Collaborate with leadership to coordinate and monitor therapeutic trips and outings.

Support CFI clinical education programming by precepting clinical interns, providing ongoing orientation and in-services related to therapeutic recreation for colleagues, and facilitating collaboration with multi-disciplinary counterparts.

Maintain condition and inventory control on an assigned portion of the section's supplies and equipment.