Activity Coordinator

OCEANS HEALTHCARE; Louisiana; In loco; USD 21.000 - 30.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Ochsner Behavioral Health Acadiana is seeking an Activity Coordinator to support therapeutic recreation under the supervision of the CTRS. You will help design and run individual and group activities aligned with Joint Commission, Federal and State regulations, and hospital mission.

You will contribute to treatment planning, participate in treatment team meetings, document progress in the medical record, and ensure age- and culturally sensitive communication with patients and families.

Competenze

• Assists in providing therapeutic recreational activities per standards.
• Documents timely in the medical record.
• Communicates in an age/disability/culturally sensitive manner to patients and families.
• Identifies safety, psychosocial, mobility and equipment needs under CTRS.
• Assists in discharge planning according to age/disability/cultural needs.
• Performs chart audits with supervision.

Mansioni

• Provide therapeutic recreational activities under CTRS supervision.
• Plan and conduct individual and group activities.
• Participate in treatment team meetings and report on patients.
• Document in the medical record.
• Communicate with patients and families in an age/disability/culturally sensitive way.
• Identify safety, psychosocial, mobility and equipment needs under CTRS direction.
• Assist in discharge planning with appropriate involvement of the patient’s support system.
• Respond to inquiry calls and assist in chart audits.
• Plan and conduct therapy as assigned by CTRS, Administrator, or physician orders.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Conoscenze

Therapeutic recreation

Patient communication

Documentation

Team collaboration

Descrizione del lavoro

At Ochsner Behavioral Health Acadiana, healing is our focus. We are passionate about helping children, adults, and seniors manage the challenges associated with anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. Utilizing proven, innovative, and progressive therapies, our qualified professionals strive to promote long-term wellness through a range of inpatient and outpatient psychiatric counseling and treatment options.

The Activity Coordinator assists in providing structured activities under the supervision of the CTRS to further patient/family/group progress in treatment according to Joint Commission, Federal and State Regulations, the Oceans' Mission, Performance Improvement standards.

Essential Functions:

1. Under the supervision of the CTRS, assists in providing therapeutic recreational activities in accordance with accepted standards of therapeutic recreation practice in a timely fashion as outlined by Joint Commission, Federal and State Regulations, and the Hospital's Mission statement and CQI monitors.
2. Assists in planning and conducting individual and group activities as assigned by CTRS.
3. Participates as an active member of the treatment team, attending meetings when necessary and reporting on assigned patients.
4. Documents in a timely manner in the medical record.
5. Communicates in an age/disability/culturally sensitive related manner to patients and their families.
6. Assists in identifying safety, psychosocial, special mobility and special equipment needs under the direction of the CTRS.
7. Under the direction of the CTRS, assists in conducting discharge planning in accordance with age/disability/cultural needs, and involving members of the patient's support system in decision making as appropriate.
8. Responds to inquiry calls and assists in preforming chart audits.
9. Assists in planning and conducting individual and group therapy assigned by CTRS, Administrator, or physician’s orders.
10. Performs other duties and projects as assigned.