Job Description

Your Opportunity:Are you an experienced Recreation Therapist who has a passion for palliative and complex care? Do you have an interest in ensuring healthcare professionals are educated and supported in best practice? Do you have experience in care coordination, care planning, assessment, and consultation and you\'re looking for the opportunity to expand on this experience? If you\'re looking to make the difference in the lives of Albertans and have an impact on the healthcare they receive, the position of a North Zone Specialty Teams (Palliative & Complex care) Recreation Therapist with our team could be for you. As a Specialty Teams Recreation Therapist, you will function as a member of an interdisciplinary consultation team in providing palliative and complex care consultations in acute care, continuing care, home and community care settings to provide specialized assessment and intervention on a consultative and limited direct service basis. You will be responsible for working collaboratively with health care professionals, physician consultants, primary care physicians, patients, and families along the continuum of care to ensure the provision of quality care services that follow evidence-based best practices. This position supports patients in North Zone, with the position location based out of Cold Lake, Alberta. The position location may be negotiable within the North Zone. This position includes virtual work and face to face patient consultations. Travel is required in the North Zone.Description:As a Recreation Therapist II, you will take a leadership role in ensuring that the level of therapeutic recreation practice in your clinical area is evidence based, patient-and family-centred and in accordance with policies, procedures and standards of practice. You will provide clinical leadership to ensure safe and efficient care as well as coordinate the assessment, treatment, education and care of the patient (client, resident). You will participate in program development to ensure effective delivery of services, including the development of protocols, forms, education, and quality improvement initiatives. You will complete assessment, treatment, education and management of clients\xc2\xbf treatment progress and provide clinical support and consultation. You will collaborate and communicate with the health care team and participate in patient rounds, family conferences and meetings as related to the client and family.

• Recovery Alberta: N
• Classification: Recreation Therapist II
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Specialty Teams, Palliative Care Team and Complex Care Support Team
• Primary Location: Cold Lake Community Health Srv
• Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 12-NOV-2024
• Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Full Time
• Date Available: 22-NOV-2024
• Temporary End Date: 31-MAR-2025
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 60
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $39.48
• Maximum Salary: $52.50
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver\'s License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:Completion of bachelor\'s degree in Recreation Therapy, Therapeutic Recreation or Recreation and Leisure Studies. Active or eligible registration for Professional Membership with Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA). Minimum three years\' related clinical experience as a Recreation Therapist. Additional Required Qualifications:Minimum of five (5) years\' Recreation Therapy II experience. Minimum of three (3) years\' experience within the last five (5) years in Palliative Care and/or Home and Community Care. Minimum of one (1) years\' experience within the last five (5) years Continuing Care, Brain Injury, Mental Health, or other relevant clinical area. LEAP and/or palliative care training. Experience with elderly or vulnerable populations, brain injury, addiction and mental health or developmental disability patients. Proven leadership experience. Proven quality and accountability expertise. Competent and comfortable with MS office suite and virtual meeting venues (TEAMs, ZOOM etc.). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Able to work independently in different environments (weather conditions) and must be physically capable of carrying a medical bag of approx. 25-30lbs. Preferred Qualifications:Knowledge of Continuing Care service- including delivery options, assessment/placement criteria, and community supports and agencies. Additional preparation in Psychiatry, Mental Health and/or Palliative/end of life care. PIECES, Supportive Pathways, NVCI, capacity assessment or other related education. Previous experience with providing adult education. Connect Care trained.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.Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.We\'re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it\'s about putting patients\' and families\' experiences, priorities and trust first.We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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