Activities Therapist

About the role

As an Activities Therapist joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

Responsibilities

• Applies appropriate theory and standards for decision and actions regarding therapeutic practices.
• Assesses patient needs utilizing cultural, religious, and physical disabilities, in the determination of capabilities in groups and with specific activities.
• Documents the patient's response to interventions pertinent to patient treatment on daily/weekly progress status, as appropriate.
• Completes all assessments within the time frame allotted and contributes to assessment workload balance between therapists.
• Formulates the initial and subsequent treatment programs in accordance with the attending physician's/licensed practitioner's treatment orders.
• Develops a plan of care with specific and measurable goals, objectives, and interventions defining actions unique to each patient's needs.
• Provides therapy treatment procedures according to the treatment plan, communicates, and works with the patient to achieve the greatest benefit and resolution.
• Maintains constant communication with the treatment team, therapist, and physician/licensed practitioner when patient is not responding to 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.
• Maintains 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.
• Reassesses and updates treatment plan goals when there are significant changes in the patient's condition in compliance with facility policy or after patient's stay has exceeded 7 days.
• Contributes to treatment planning with feedback to clinical and program staff to achieve therapeutic interventions.
• Provides direction to clinical and unit staff regarding activity-related groups.
• Provides input into patient's AT goals to the treatment teams and records any treatment updates on the treatment update form in treatment team when applicable.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institute in Recreational Therapy (CTRS), Music Therapy (MT-BC), Art Therapy (ATR, ATR-BC, ATR-P LPAT), or similar field required.
• Previous experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients preferred.
• Current unencumbered certification/license/registration required per state of practice guidelines.
• CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days.
• May be required to work flexible hours, holidays, and overtime.

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 and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and 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.