Activities Assistant, PRN
Lifepoint Health® · Vancouver, WA · Yesterday
On-siteAdministrative$20.32–$25.1/hrFull-time
About the role
This position is responsible for supporting the needs of the department with a focus on clinical, operational, and administrative excellence.
Responsibilities
- Provides activity groups
- Documents the patient’s response to groups pertinent to patient treatment on daily/weekly progress status, as appropriate
- Provides and documents appropriate alternate interventions when patients miss groups
- Provides groups according to the protocol set forth by the Activity Therapist; communicates and works with the patient to achieve the greatest benefit and resolution
- Maintains constant communication with the Activity Therapist when patient is not responding to the treatments
- Contributes to the effective functioning of the patient’s program
- Understands the age differences and the corresponding developmental needs
- Provides activities suitable to the patient’s needs and offers a variety of stimuli in accordance with the treatment plan, with approval of AT or AT lead
- Contributes to maintain a quality program to satisfy the therapeutic needs of the patient
- Offers direction and education to maintain clear communication of expectations
- Provides quality programming to support the objectives of the patient and their needs
- Contributes to treatment planning with feedback to nursing and program staff to achieve therapeutic interventions with supervision from AT or AT Lead
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED required
- Bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy or equivalent preferred
- CPR and De-escalation certification required or obtain within 30 days of hire
- Previous experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients preferred
Benefits
- Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees
- Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave
- Minimum of 10 days of paid time off per year (for full-time employees) and 8 paid holidays per year
- Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package with company match
- Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs)
- Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities
Pay
Hourly range: $20.32–$25.10 per hour.