Supervisory Creative Arts Therapist
3 days ago
Duties include, but are not limited to: Clinical Ensuring treatment pl.....
Duties include, but are not limited to:
Clinical
- Ensuring treatment plans develop all CAT/Recreation Therapists to promote the goals of the program in which each Veteran is participating
- Developing and implementing recreation therapy-creative arts programs
- Keeping abreast of current scientific, technological, theoretical and treatment modality changes, as well as management theory relating to the provision of recreation therapy
- Developing and implementing recreation therapy programs using principles of evidenced-based practice to establish and/or improve recreation therapy guidelines
Management/Administration - Responsible for the overall supervision of the employees assigned to the Wellbeing/RT section
- Actively recruiting potential candidates, interviewing applicants and coordinating in the selection process with Human Resources, selecting best candidates, orienting new employees, creating employee performance standards, completing semiĀannual/annual performance appraisals, recommending performance awards/promotions, and training
- Recommending and initiating counseling and disciplinary actions for subordinates, as guided by Human Resources Management, Union contracts and Recreation policies
- Responsible for conducting an evaluation of the competency of each staff member to assure he/she possesses the necessary skills to successfully complete assigned duties
- Developing position descriptions or functional statements and determining the level of competency necessary to meet mandatory job requirements
Resource Management - Analyzing current use and projects needs for formulation of the annual service budget estimating operating requirements including staffing, equipment, supplies, and services
- Maintaining RT fund-control point and general post accounts as an approving official, as specified in policy
Quality Improvement - Assisting in the development of the performance improvement program to continually monitor therapy functions of WH & HS staff for quality and appropriateness of CAT/recreation therapy
- Assuring the well being/recreation therapy program is in compliance with applicable standards established by OSHA, VHA, JC, CARF and other reviewing agencies
Education and Employee Development - Overseeing a continuing staff development program for therapists and therapy assistants
- May serve as a mentor or preceptor for any creative arts/recreation therapy student
- Instructing, supervising and evaluating student/intern
Work Schedule: Fulltime, Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Telework: Available ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Not a Bargaining Unit position
Physical Requirements: Distant vision 20/40 in one eye with or without correction, field of vision 70 degrees, ability to distinguish red, green and amber, whispered voice at five feet or average hearing loss of not greater than 40 dbs. at 500, 1000 and 2,000 Hz.
Starting at $86,962 Per Year (GS 12)
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