Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Grande Prairie, located in northwest Alberta, is a thriving city of more than 60,000 residents and serves approximately 260,000 people throughout the surrounding region. Residents enjoy abundant outdoor and indoor recreation opportunities, including parks, trails, golf courses, and a state-of-the-art recreation facility. The city also boasts a vibrant arts and culture scene featuring an art gallery, museums, and live theatre. Join an award-winning trans-disciplinary team providing specialized stroke care in clients' homes through the Stroke Early Supported Discharge Program. As a Recreation Therapist, under the supervision of the Clinical Coordinator, you will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate therapeutic recreation interventions for clients recovering from stroke. Working within a trans-disciplinary model and guided by Client and Family Centered Care principles, you will support clients in restoring and enhancing leisure participation, community engagement, wellness, and quality of life. Interventions are provided primarily in home and community settings, supporting successful reintegration into meaningful activities and daily life. You will collaborate closely with clients, families, rehabilitation assistants, and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement individualized care plans. Responsibilities include client and family education, community resource navigation, consultation and in-servicing, participation in team-based care planning, communication with key stakeholders, and completion of required documentation. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, Alberta Health Services currently offers a Remote Retention Allowance of up to $3,000 annually. This non-pensionable allowance is paid on an hourly basis for all hours worked at the basic rate of pay. (Please note that the days and hours per shift is negotiable)
Description:
As a Recreation Therapist I, you will be working collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team, providing comprehensive services for patients (clients, residents) within your assigned program or service area. You will ensure the level of therapeutic recreation practice is evidence based, patient-and family-centred, and in accordance with policies, procedures and standards of practice. You will complete assessment, treatment, education and management of clients¿ 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.
Classification: Recreation Therapist I Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Stroke Early Supported Discharge Program Primary Location: Grande Prairie QE II Hsp/Mac Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.40 Posting End Date: 04-JAN-2027 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 14-JAN-2027 Temporary End Date: 31-DEC-2027 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 4 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $40.81 Maximum Salary: $54.34 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 with Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA).
Additional Required Qualifications:
Because of the Interdisciplinary nature of the program, communication requirements and ability to collaborate needs to be exceptional.
Preferred Qualifications:
As Required.
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Responsibilities
Assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate therapeutic recreation interventions for clients recovering from stroke, primarily in home and community settings. Collaborate with clients, families, rehabilitation assistants, and healthcare professionals on individualized care, education, community resource navigation, consultation, team planning, communication, and documentation.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in Recreation Therapy, Therapeutic Recreation, or Recreation and Leisure Studies is required, along with active or eligible registration with the Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association. Exceptional communication and collaboration skills are required for work in an interdisciplinary program.
Skills
- Therapeutic Recreation Assessment
- Treatment Planning
- Therapeutic Intervention
- Treatment Evaluation
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Client And Family Education
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Client And Family-Centered Care
- Community Resource Navigation
- Clinical Consultation
- Care Planning
- Patient And Family Communication
- Documentation
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Leisure Participation Support
- Community Reintegration
Benefits
- Remote Retention Allowance
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Sports & Recreation
Keywords
- Recreation Therapy
- Therapeutic Recreation
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Stroke Early Supported Discharge Program
- Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association
- Client And Family-Centered Care
- Interdisciplinary Team
- Trans-Disciplinary Model
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Assessment
- Treatment Planning
- Therapeutic Interventions
- Treatment Evaluation
- Client Education
- Family Education
- Community Resource Navigation
- Clinical Consultation
- In-Servicing
- Patient Rounds
- Family Conferences
- Care Planning
- Community Reintegration
- Leisure Participation
- Quality Of Life
- Clinical Documentation
- Home-Based Care
- Community-Based Care
