Recreation Therapist I

🔍 Calgary Zone, Calgary, Peter Lougheed Centre

📁: Rehabilitation & Therapy

📅   : ALB00364997 Requisition #

📅   : Jun 06, 2023 Post Date

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Classification: Recreation Therapist I

Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program: Allied Health

Primary Location: Peter Lougheed Centre

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 0.50

Posting End Date: 13-JUN-2023

Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Part Time

Date Available: 23-JUN-2023

Temporary End Date: 08-DEC-2023

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 4

Shifts per cycle: 10

Shift Pattern: Days

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $37.35

Maximum Salary: $49.73

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of bachelor's degree in Recreation Therapy, Therapeutic Recreation or Recreation and Leisure Studies. Active or eligible registration with Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA).

Additional Required Qualifications:

Basic Cardiac Life Support – Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP) certification required. Experience working in an acute care setting within the last 5 years required. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to interact with members of the interdisciplinary team, patients and families in a dynamic health care setting. Demonstrated problem solving, critical thinking and conflict resolution skills. Excellent organizational and time management skills to efficiently organize and prioritize workload to keep pace in a busy multi-disciplinary patient care. Demonstrates behaviours consistent with the values of AHS – Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with program development. Experience with geriatric/older adult population. Experience with group facilitation. Previous Connect Care training.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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