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Therapeutic Recreation Specialists perform initial and periodic assessments, treatment planning, and therapeutic services to assist individuals in correctional institutions, rehabilitation programs, long-term care facilities, residential facilities, mental health facilities and facilities for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities to improve their mental and physical health and/or social functioning.

Desert Willow Treatment Center is a 58 bed child and adolescent psychiatric inpatient hospital serving severely emotionally disturbed youth. Incumbent will provide direct care services to patients on the acute and residential units. The Therapeutic Recreation Specialist I must be able to evaluate patient needs by performing assessments; observe patients during activities; modify activities to accommodate needs; record special problems, incidents, achievements, and developments; and plan, organize, and schedule special events/outings. The Therapeutic Recreation Specialist I participates in weekly multidisciplinary treatment team meetings and works in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals to rehabilitate patients with mental health issues. This position provides comprehensive recreational services by evaluating individual needs and strengths, develops a therapeutic treatment plan tailored to the patient's specific needs, documents prescribed therapeutic activities (i.e., social skills groups, creative arts, physical fitness, leisure education, team sports/sports skills, life skills, communications skills, community access, and stress management). All services must be in compliance with the Joint Commission, Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance, Legislative Counsel Bureau, and Medicaid/Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services standards. The incumbent will follow medical and health care practices that adhere to the values and principles of the Systems of Care.

The Nevada DIVISION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS), together in genuine partnership with families, communities and other governmental agencies, provides support and services to assist Nevada's children and families in reaching their full human potential. DCFS recognizes that Nevada's families are our future and children, youth and families thrive when they live in safe permanent settings, experience a sense of sustainable emotional and physical wellbeing, and receive support to consistently make positive choices for family and the common good. DCFS utilizes a family centered model in delivering services that is focused on engaging children, families and the family team, and encouraging their participation in decisions. DCFS programs include child protective and welfare service delivery in rural Nevada and oversight of urban county-operated child protective and welfare services, children's mental/behavioral health treatment and residential services (outpatient and inpatient acute) in urban Nevada, and statewide juvenile justice services including state-operated youth training centers and youth parole. DCFS is an extremely complex organization with incredibly dedicated and professional staff that are committed to the Nevada children and families we serve! *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ***

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements: