Activity Therapist (40 hrs)(Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital)

About the role

The Activities Therapist performs direct patient care duties in a psychiatric inpatient setting under the supervision of the Activities Coordinator.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the patient in treatment, recreation, educational settings, and other activities of daily living.
• Absess changes in their social behaviors and clinical status and report/document these observations.
• Provide a safe and therapeutic milieu including crisis intervention, behavior management, facilitating group activities, and assisting the patient with completion of assignments.
• Evaluate the functional abilities of each patient and design and facilitate activity and psycho-educational groups to aid in their development and improvement in the social, physical, cognitive and emotional aspects of their lives under the direction of the patient's physician.
• Work cooperatively with other members of an interdisciplinary team of professionals to formulate individualized plans of treatment, re-assessing the patient's progress at regular intervals to ensure maximum therapeutic benefit, supporting findings with written documentation.
• Work with MHT on group improvement and attendance of patients.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• 1 year Relevant Experience Required
• 3 Years Relevant Experience Preferred
• CPI Within 1 Year Preferred
• Cert Ther. Recr. Specialist Preferred