ACTIVITY THERAPIST

Position Summary:

The Therapeutic Activities Therapist is responsible for planning and implementing activity services for assigned program, which involves defining and implementing treatment goals as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and providing continuous patient care, observation, interaction, and role modeling to patients.

Summit Oaks Hospital, a 126 bed, private acute care hospital and chemical dependency treatment center, located in a picturesque suburban setting, fully accredited (by the Joint Commission), has been providing quality health care to adult, child and adolescent northeastern USA residents, since 1902.Summit Oaks has repeatedly been recognized in U.S. News & World Report, as one of the nation's best behavioral health hospitals.

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Education: Bachelor’s Degree .

Experience : 1 -3 years of experience preferred

Certification, licensure, and/or Board Certification by state and/or national governing body in art therapy.

• Knowledge in one or more program disciplines (i.e. art, occupational, recreation, and/or music, expressive, dance therapy)
• Knowledge of psychiatric care techniques
• Knowledge of assaultive behavior management techniques.
• Thorough knowledge and training in CPR, preferred.
• Skill in organizing and prioritizing workloads to meet deadlines.
• Visual acuity is needed for accurate reading of patient charts and for demonstrating activities or assisting patients in activities.
• Ability to work in an environment where the noise level is frequently high; where chemicals are frequently used for cleaning; where mechanical and electrical hazards may be occasionally present; and where dust, mist and steam are frequently generated in housekeeping tasks.

Responsibilities :

• Demonstrate responsibility for observation and application of sound judgment in patients' physical and mental condition/needs.
• Observe and document changes in patients' appearance, behavior, and ability to work towards treatment plan goals.
• Document services rendered in accordance with established criteria.
• Maintain current documentation in weekly progress notes, including the patient's name, date, name of therapeutic group/intervention, and summary of the session.
• Effectively plans and implements therapeutic activity groups for assigned patient case load within the facility, as well as outside the hospital as required.
• Monitor therapeutic space, supplies and equipment and ensures they are kept in a clean, orderly and safe condition.
• Demonstrate knowledge of group dynamics as well as therapy and practice of group processing.
• Provide pertinent feedback to the interdisciplinary treatment team regarding patient response to therapy, treatment interventions, and therapeutic objectives, as appropriate and necessary.
• Maintain knowledge of children’s stages of development and seek guidance from the nurse in charge when questions about the norms for behavior related to child development arise
• Utilize seclusion and restraint procedures with an understanding of the need for modification in regard to smaller body sizes of children, abandonment issues and the history of physical and/or sexual abuse issue.
• Gather the appropriate information from the patient, family and interdisciplinary team and use therapeutic judgements based on knowledge of gerontological health/behavioral care practices to develop a comprehensive plan of care.
• Adhere to facility, department, corporate and standard policies and procedures.
• Attend all mandatory facility inservices and staff development activities as scheduled.

Benefits:

· Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+ locations!

· HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses

· Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off

· Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans

· 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

· Tuition Reimbursement