**Description**

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Summary:
The Recreational Therapist facilitates the therapeutic group process by identifying individual patient needs and designing an activity therapy program for all patients.

Responsibilities:
• Responds to physicians’ orders for patient assessment and treatment, individually assesses/evaluates patients within 72 hours of admission to determine and document needs, interests, and abilities. Utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to patient care in collaboration with the patient, family/significant others, and the treatment team to develop an individualized plan of care and discharge documentation in substantial compliance with department policies/protocols, standards of regulatory agencies and professional standards of practice.
• Implements individualized patien...