Activity Therapist - Level III

About the role

Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center is one of New York City’s premier acute care hospitals located in Downtown Bronx. It is a teaching hospital renowned for its Centers of Excellence and a recognized industry leader in the implementation of state-of-the-art medical technology and best practices. The hospital is dedicated to providing the highest quality health care that is safe, compassionate, culturally competent, and patient-centered. Comprehensive services are offered in three major primary care areas: Medicine, Pediatrics, and Women's Health, in addition to more than eighty (80) specialty services.

Work Shifts

• 7:00 A.M – 3:30 P.M
• 8:00 A.M – 4:00 P.M
• 8:30 A.M – 4:30 P.M
• 9:00 A.M – 5:00 P.M
• 10:00 A.M – 6:00 P.M

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position: This class of positions encompasses professional and/or supervisory work of varying degrees of difficulty and responsibility in the operation of an activity therapy department providing medical/psychiatric recreational therapeutic services, in conjunction with other members of the treatment team. All personnel perform related work.

Under general supervision, plans, directs, coordinates and monitors a program of medically approved recreational activity therapy programs for an assigned area/unit of a hospital or health care facility including mental hygiene services.

Examples of Typical Tasks

• Participates in planning and implementing a medical/psychiatric approved recreational program of individual and ward activities adapted to the needs, interest and capacities of patients.
• Participates in meeting with treatment staff to coordinate effective patient care and participates as a member of a team, in patient groups.
• Plans individualized schedules including activities of daily living, arts and therapy and socialization to meet specific needs of patients.
• Teaches and leads recreational activities such as group and team games, arts and crafts, dances, gymnastics, art in therapy, poetry, simple forms of music and dramatics.
• Directs learning experiences as part of care/treatment of patients to influence behavioral changes leading to increased experience and comprehension of self and environment.
• Works with and may guide students from multi disciplines, volunteers and others assigned to the area of service.
• Attends and contributes to department meetings, attends and conducts in-service training programs.
• Works with private and public organizations to further recreational programs.
• May co-lead or lead small group therapy and other discussion groups
• May co-lead community meetings with other members of various disciplines.
• Communicates observations of patients in activity therapy to team.
• Charts Activity Therapy Progress Notes.
• Prepares periodic reports and keeps appropriate records.
• Maintains and orders of supplies and equipment for assigned unit.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by eighteen (18) credits in recreation, physical education, dance, fine arts, and/or applied arts (including therapy), and twelve (12) semester credits in psychology, social psychology, group work, group dynamics, and/or related discipline, and three (3) years of full-time experience in planning, coordinating and supervising a recreation activities program in a health care setting;
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university, and four (4) years of full-time experience described in 1 above;
• A satisfactory combination of education, training and/or experience equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However, all candidates must possess a Bachelor’s Degree.

Department Preferences

Experience in the field of Therapeutic Recreation preferred

Benefits

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• College Savings Program
• Union Benefits for eligible titles
• Multiple employee discounts programs
• Commuter Benefits Programs

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