Support recreation therapy at Dartmouth General Hospital as a Therapeutic Assistant using facilitation techniques and leisure activities. This is a full time long assignment.
Nova Scotia Health seeks a Therapeutic Assistant for Rehabilitation and Supportive Care Services. Reporting to the Program Manager, you will work under recreation therapist or regulated health care professional direction. The position supports patients, families, and interprofessional team members while carrying out individual treatment programs.
Key Responsibilities: Facilitate patient participation in leisure and recreation activities
Support individual treatment programs within recreation therapy frameworks
Communicate patient-specific information to treatment team members




Support patient plans of care and successful engagement
Collaborate with interdisciplinary health care teams
Requirements: Grade XII plus year one Therapeutic Recreation program completion
Therapeutic Recreation Foundations Course completion
Current CPR certification
Behaviour Modification Skills
Acute care knowledge and responsive behaviour understanding
Apply Therapeutic Recreation knowledge, patient engagement skills, and collaborative care practices at Dartmouth General Hospital.

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📌 Therapeutic Assistant Recreation Therapy (Nova Scotia)
🏢 Nova Scotia Health
📍 Nova Scotia