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Recreational Therapist - Inpatient Psychiatry, Waltham

Boston Children's Hospital
$25.11-$40.18 Hourly
dental insurance, 403(b)
United States, Massachusetts, Waltham
9 Hope Avenue (Show on map)
Nov 05, 2025
Position Summary
We are seeking a Recreational Therapist to join our Inpatient Psychiatry Unit at Waltham, a 12-bed, secure inpatient psychiatric unit.

Key Responsibilities
  • Serving child and adolescent patients with psychiatric and behavioral problems.
  • Following established procedures, methods, and protocols, providing skilled therapeutic group services and safety management of patients hospitalized with psychiatric illnesses.
  • Providing consultation and support to Nursing Staff.
  • Participating as a member of multidisciplinary team to plan, provide, and communicate patient treatment/behavior goals and requirements.
  • 8 hour shifts between the hours of 8:30am - 7:00pm
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
  • Bachelor's degree required, in Therapeutic Recreation (CTRS) strongly preferred.

Experience:
  • Significant experience leading therapeutic groups.
  • The ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, the ability to mediate fair solutions using conflict resolution skills and provide empathy in difficult interpersonal situations.
  • The ability to teach others including patients, families and peers in their further development of problem solving and communication skills.

Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.

The posted pay range is Boston Children's reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.

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