CTRS - Therapeutic Recreation Specialist

## Our Company Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation ## Overview ### **CTRS Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (PRN)** **Outpatient Clinic | Rehab Without Walls | Portland, OR** **Help Patients Reconnect to the Activities They Love** Rehab Without Walls is seeking a PRN Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) to join our outpatient clinic in Portland, Oregon. This is a rewarding opportunity to help individuals with neurological and complex conditions improve independence, increase community participation, and enhance quality of life through meaningful therapeutic recreation services. ### **Why Join Us?** • Flexible PRN schedule• Collaborative interdisciplinary team environment• Meaningful work that supports patient recovery and independence• Opportunity to work with a diverse neuro rehabilitation population• Professional growth and development opportunities ### **What You'll Do** • Assess patients' recreational interests, abilities, and treatment needs• Develop and implement individualized therapeutic recreation programs• Facilitate leisure, community reintegration, and functional activity interventions• Collaborate with physicians, therapists, and rehabilitation team members to support patient goals• Educate patients and families on leisure resources and strategies for ongoing success• Monitor progress, document outcomes, and modify treatment plans as needed• Support patients in building confidence, independence, and engagement in meaningful activities If you're passionate about using recreation as a tool for rehabilitation and helping patients achieve greater independence, we'd love to hear from you. **Apply today to join Rehab Without Walls in Portland, OR.** ## Responsibilities - Plans, organizes and coordinates recreation activities, functional leisure skills, and leisure education. Interviews the person served to assess capabilities/interests/barriers. Monitor progress and recommends changes modifications to program as required. - Consult with physicians and other members of the rehabilitation team regarding therapeutic recreation goals for program referrals. Coordinate activities with staff/rehabilitation team and participate in care planning meetings. - Communicate with community service organizations to develop resources for recreational programs. Act as liaison to outside community recreation/leisure avocation agencies. - Design community reintegration activities to assist the person receiving services with their physical and cognitive needs during physical recreational/leisure activity. Assist the person receiving services in understanding their various needs and limitations and how to manage them during function. - Provide training to the person receiving services and as appropriate, all others involved in that person's rehabilitation. Analyze and document the result of any training. - Perform a thorough evaluation, assessing the needs of the person receiving services, and set measurable objectives that are formulated in conjunction with the rehabilitation team. Adjust treatment to achieve maximum results. - Responsible to apply professional knowledge and skills in accordance with accepted standards of clinical practice, to facilitate problem resolutions, and thereby the achievement of individualized goals and outcomes for the person served. - Report progress to the rehabilitation staff, person receiving services and family members. - Observe/document and report changes in the condition of the person served to the Clinical Coordinator/designee, attending physician and other treatment team members as appropriate. - Provide treatment progress and status documentation in accordance with the Plan of Treatment. - Participate in the team process provide input and effective treatment strategies. Attend case conference and family educational meetings. - Develop, teach and assess the plan of treatment. Guide the Rehabilitation Specialist/Certified Nursing Assistant in fulfillment of the plan. Use appropriate m…