" {{LOCATION_HIGHLIGHTS}} \n\n The Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS), provides assessment, individualized intervention planning, treatment planning and group therapy to further patient/family/group progress in treatment according to Joint Commission, Federal and State Regulations, the Oceans' Mission, policies and procedures and Performance Improvement standards. \n\n \n\n Essential Functions: \n\n \n\t * Provides direct therapeutic recreation therapy services in accordance with accepted standards of therapeutic recreation practice in a timely fashion as outlined by Joint Commission, Federal and State Regulations, and the Hospital's Mission statement and CQI monitors. \n\t * Plans and conducts individual and group therapy as assigned by physician's order. \n\t * Completes all necessary paperwork/documents within 72 hours of admission. (Conducts, assesses and interprets completion of Comprehensive Integrated Assessment, reviews all multidisciplinary assessments and compiles a Multidisciplinary Treatment Integration under the supervision of the attending physician. \n\t * Performs chart audits of the recreational activities provided to patients. \n\t * Participates as an active member of the treatment team, attending meetings and reporting on assigned patients and progress toward treatment goals. \n\t * Documents in a timely manner in the medical record the services rendered. \n\t * Communicates in an age/disability/culturally sensitive related manner to patients and their families and identifies safety, psychosocial, special mobility and special equipment needs. \n\t * Conducts treatments and discharge planning in accordance with age/disability/cultural needs, and involving members of the patient's support system in decision making as appropriate. \n\t * Develops, plans and provides in-services for inter/intra - community/staff on a minimum of a bi-annual basis. \n\t * Performs other duties and projects as assigned. \n \n",