Recreational Tech

About the role

Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center is seeking an energetic, compassionate, and dependable Recreational Technician to join our behavioral health team in Midland, Texas. This role focuses primarily on therapeutic recreation, structured activities, patient engagement, and creating a positive treatment environment for individuals receiving behavioral health treatment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with and lead structured recreational and therapeutic activities for patients.
• Encourage patients to participate in group activities, games, exercise, arts and crafts, leisure activities, and other therapeutic programming.
• Help create a safe, welcoming, and engaging environment for patients.
• Provide appropriate supervision and observation of patients during recreational activities.
• Assist with setting up, organizing, and cleaning activity areas and supplies.
• Maintain appropriate boundaries and communicate professionally with patients.
• Observe patient behaviors and communicate concerns or significant changes to the appropriate clinical staff.
• Assist with maintaining patient safety and following established behavioral health safety procedures.
• Support de-escalation and redirection of patients when appropriate and within training.
• Work collaboratively with nurses, therapists, social workers, Mental Health Technicians, and other members of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Document patient participation or other required information according to facility procedures.
• Follow all hospital policies related to patient rights, confidentiality, safety, infection prevention, and regulatory compliance.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support patient care and recreational programming.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience working in behavioral health, healthcare, recreation, education, childcare, activities, or a related environment is preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to engage and motivate patients with different needs and abilities.
• Creative, energetic, patient, and dependable.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries and patient confidentiality.

About the program

Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center is a comprehensive inpatient behavioral health hospital designed to meet the needs of older adults. The main goals of treatment are stabilization and providing care to overcome current crises while achieving personal growth. In collaboration with each patient's physician, our team of healthcare professionals designs an individualized treatment program to address emotional, psychological, and any outstanding physical or medical issues a patient may be experiencing.

Sojourn at Seneca's behavioral health program is specially designed to meet older adults' therapeutic needs, offering a comfortable and welcoming environment during treatment.