Activity Therapist Full Time

About the role

Haven Behavioral Hospital of Eastern PA is an 86-bed acute-care Joint Commission Accredited psychiatric hospital. The Activity Therapist provides therapeutic group and individual interventions using art, music, or occupational therapy.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments to determine patients’ emotional, cognitive, and social needs and develop individualized therapeutic activity plans.
• Lead and facilitate therapeutic groups and individual sessions using art-, music-, or occupational-therapy–based modalities.
• Create a supportive, safe, and engaging environment that promotes patient participation.
• Evaluate patient participation and progress, adjusting therapeutic approaches as needed, and document all services per policy.
• Encourage patients to participate in activities that support emotional expression, social interaction, education, and skill development.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary treatment team to implement treatment plans and communicate changes in patient status.
• Solicit supervision or clinical support when challenges arise in individual or group sessions.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation, including assessments, sessions, and updates to treatment plans.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s or Music Therapy, Art Therapy, Occupational Therapy or related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience: Prefer three (3) years’ clinical practice experience in inpatient acute care.
• License/Certification: Must hold and maintain current certification / licensure appropriate to discipline: Music Therapist-Board Certified (MT-BC), Registered or Board-Certified Art Therapist (ATR, ATR-BC, ATR-P (LPAT), Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA), with valid state license if applicable.

Skills

• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care that meets age-, disability-, and culturally related needs of the assigned patient population.
• Understands principles of growth and development across the lifespan and applies this knowledge in assessment and treatment.
• Accurately assesses and interprets patient data to identify individual needs and deliver appropriate therapeutic interventions for adolescent, adult, geriatric, chemically dependent, and dually diagnosed populations.
• Possesses in-depth knowledge of mental illness, chemical dependency, and associated family dynamics.
• Demonstrates understanding of evidence-based clinical therapy modalities relevant to activity therapy.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members; exhibits strong group facilitation and process skills appropriate to patient needs.
• Demonstrates adaptability, flexibility, and the ability to perform effectively in stressful or rapidly changing situations.
• Exhibits strong organizational and time-management skills; able to coordinate multiple priorities efficiently.
• Functions effectively both independently and under supervision as required.
• Must successfully complete Basic Life Saving (BLS) certification and an Oceans approved behavioral de-escalation program.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• 401k with match
• PTO

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time, Work Schedule: Mon-Fri 12pm-8pm