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Recreation Therapist

AvaMed Workforce
Lancaster, CA, US
$36 an hour
Full-time
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AvaMed Workforce has secured a contract to provide Recreational Therapists to a correctional facility (California State Prison, Los Angeles County) and is in urgent need of Recreational Therapists to work an assignment at the Lancaster, CA facility.

$36 / hr Weekly Pay via Direct Deposit Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri or Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri (7am - 5pm) Under the direction of the Institution’s / Facility’s CEO / CMH / CMO or designee, Recreation Therapist’s duties / responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to, the following requirements.

a. Develop and implement specialized recreation therapy services to CDCR Patient-Inmates and / or DJJ Youth. Such therapeutic interventions are designed to promote social interaction, to encourage beneficial and appropriate utilization of leisure time, and to provide Patient-Inmates and / or DJJ Youth with preparation fo reentry into general population or other levels of treatment.

b. Participate in the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (IDTT) and coordinate services with primary clinicians, correctional counselors and other custody personnel.

c. Evaluate recreation therapy needs for Patients-Inmates and / or DJJ Youth with particular attention to activities of daily living, communication skills, physical exercise, and positive coping strategies Powered by JazzHR

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