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Legacy Health
Portland, Oregon

Recreational Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$32.96-$47.12/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 31m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Overview

As a Recreational Therapist, you will assess, plan, and implement personalized treatment programs designed to achieve the best possible outcomes for each patient. If you share this passion and enjoy working within a multidisciplinary team, we invite you to explore this rewarding opportunity.

Responsibilities

Provides a wide variety of recreational programs and services to patients in order that social, physical and cognitive functioning will be maximized and desirable quality of leisure time will be attained.

Qualifications

  • Education/Experience:
  • Graduate of an accredited college with emphasis on courses in recreation therapy or recreation.
  • Some work experience required.

Special Skills & Abilities

  • Should be able to drive a van for transport of disabled patients.
  • Involves treatment of patients who may be physically disabled, mentally or emotionally disturbed.

Demonstrates competency as appropriate to the ages of patients served, in the ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of the patient’s needs; a knowledge of growth and development; and an understanding of the range of treatment needed by these patients.

Licensure

  • Certification as a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist required.
  • May require valid driver’s license and a driving record that meets insurance carrier requirements

Pay Range

  • USD $32.96 - USD $47.12 /Hr.
  • Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To learn more about our employee benefits click here: www.legacyhealth.org/For-Health-Professionals/careers/benefiting-you

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Recreational TherapyPatient AssessmentTreatment PlanningTreatment Program ImplementationPatient CareSocial Functioning SupportPhysical Functioning SupportCognitive Functioning SupportLeisure ProgrammingMultidisciplinary TeamworkPatient Needs InterpretationGrowth and Development KnowledgeVan DrivingCare for Physically Disabled Patients

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 22% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$83k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $81k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
41%
Loan repayment
31%
Sign-on bonus
23%
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Portland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$526k
Typical market rent
$1,732/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.4
State income tax
Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Legacy Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Portland, OR
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package