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This role is a travel nurse position specializing in correctional facility care, focused on providing psychosocial and recreational therapy to inmates. The nurse will assess patients, communicate changes to the treatment team, and implement therapeutic interventions to support mental health and coping skills. The position is temporary, based in Coalinga, California, offering a tax-free stipend and benefits.
Care Career is seeking a travel nurse Correctional for a travel nursing job in Coalinga, California.
Job Description & RequirementsDuties/Responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to: Recreational Therapist
Communicate changes in patient condition to the Director of Recreational Therapy and the interdisciplinary treatment team.
Provide feedback to the interdisciplinary treatment team regarding patient response to therapy, treatment interventions, and therapeutic objectives.
Conduct assessments in psychosocial, leisure, and recreation skills development/deficiency.
Ensure timely documentation of interventions and confirm that interventions align with the patients plan of care.
Teach coping skills and stress management techniques to patients to support a balanced leisure lifestyle.
Apply advanced knowledge of counseling and therapeutic concepts to determine appropriate services for psychiatric, trauma-affected, and chemically dependent patients.
Demonstrate knowledge of group dynamics and the practice of group processing in therapy.
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Care Career Job ID #33946397. Pay package is based on 10 hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Social Work Recreational Therapist
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