Recreation Therapist

<p>The Staff Recreation Therapist is assigned to the Recreation Therapy Department within Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service (PM&RS) and provides Recreation Therapy at the Salisbury VA Medical Center which is a 1-A facility.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Duties include but limited to the following: The incumbent has the ability to use professional knowledge effectively and must possess initiative, tact, resourcefulness and good judgement in exercising authority. Recreation/Creative Arts Therapists provide treatment to restore, improve, or maintain a patient's level of functioning, self-care, independence, quality of life, and activity skills. Uses recreation or creative art activity modalities to maintain or achieve rehabilitation of physical and/or mental health. Evaluates the history, interests, aptitudes, and skills of veterans by interviews, inventories, tests, and measurements. Recreation Therapy, a direct-care interdisciplinary service, is to improve and enrich bio-psycho-social functioning through active therapy and/or meaningful therapeutic activities to maintain or improve functional independence and life quality for Veteran patients. Recreation Therapy provides therapeutic and self-directed programs for a variety of patient populations including Medical Foster Home (MFH), Geriatrics and The incumbent has the ability to use professional knowledge effectively and must possess initiative, tact, resourcefulness and good judgement in exercising authority. Recreation/Creative Arts Therapists provide treatment to restore, improve, or maintain a patient's level of functioning, self-care, independence, quality of life, and activity skills. Uses recreation or creative art activity modalities to maintain or achieve rehabilitation of physical and/or mental health. Evaluates the history, interests, aptitudes, and skills of veterans by interviews, inventories, tests, and measurements. Recreation Therapy, a direct-care interdisciplinary service, is to improve and enrich bio-psycho-social functioning through active therapy and/or meaningful therapeutic activities to maintain or improve functional independence and life quality for Veteran patients. Recreation Therapy provides therapeutic and self-directed programs for a variety of patient populations including Medical Foster Home (MFH), Geriatrics and Extended Care, Chronic Psychiatry, Acute Psychiatry. The incumbent will be required to a commercial driver's license if you operate the government vehicle. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: 2 days weekly/8:00AM-6:30PM Compressed/Flexible: Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 00000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized</p><h3>Requirements</h3>You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.<h3>Education</h3>Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.