Activities Therapist needed at Sycamore Springs, Lafayette, Indiana

Rec Therapy Today; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

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Job summary

Sycamore Springs, a 48-bed behavioral hospital in Lafayette, IN, is seeking an Activities Therapist to join our clinical services team. You will use an approved recreation program to help patients build relationships and confidence to participate in group activities.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in recreation, music, or art therapy, state licensure or certification, CPR and CPI within 30 days, and prior psychiatric healthcare experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institute in Recreational, Music or Art Therapy or similar field
• Licensure or certification per state of practice guidelines
• CPR and CPI Certification within 30 day of employment
• Experience in a psychiatric health care facility with related patient populations preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement activity plans with specific goals for patients.
• Contribute to treatment planning with feedback to nursing and program staff.
• Provide direction to nursing staff regarding activity related groups.
• Attend treatment team meetings and align Activity Therapy goals with patient needs.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Recreational, Music or Art Therapy

Licensure or certification per state guidelines

Job description

Activities Therapist needed at Sycamore Springs, Lafayette, Indiana

Sycamore Springsis a 48-bed behavioral hospital located in Lafayette, IN.The hospital offers inpatient and outpatient mental health and addiction treatment to adults, adolescentsand their families. AtSycamoreSprings,we are dedicated toChanging People’s Lives®

As an ActivitiesTherapist, you will be a member of the clinical services team at Sycamore Springs. Our team drives a “Clinical First” attitude to help fulfill our mission of “Changing People’s Lives®”. Our Activities Therapists utilize an approve recreation program to assist patients in developing interpersonal relationships to further develop confidence needed to participate in-group activities. Our patient centric approach delivers superior outcomes for our patients.

Members of our team Enjoy:

• Working with a highly engaged staff
• Healthy staffing levels
• Competitive compensation
• Daily Pay – We’ve partnered with DailyPay, a voluntary benefit to offer employees access to their pay on their own schedule
• Develop a plan of care with specific and measurable goals, objectives, and interventions defining actions unique to each patient’s needs.
• Contribute to treatment planning with feedback to nursing and program staff to achieve therapeutic interventions.
• Provides direction to nursing staff regarding activity related groups.
• Attends to all treatment teams with input into patient’s Activity Therapy goals.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institute in Recreational, Music or Art Therapy or similar field
• Licensure or certification per state of practice guidelines
• CPR and CPI Certification within 30 day of employment

Experience:

• Previous experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients preferred.