Activity Therapist- Full Time

Forest View Hospital; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Forest View Hospital, a 108-bed facility with over 45 years of experience in behavioral health, seeks a per diem Activity Therapist to provide inpatient activity and group programming for adults or adolescents. The therapy aims to assess, educate and develop recreational, social, leisure and daily living skills.

Key duties include teaching constructive patient interactions, building skills for vocational and daily living activities, identifying leisure strengths, and transferring skills to

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Therapeutic Recreation from an accredited program; CTRS required.
• CTRS certification is required or equivalent licensure.
• Alternate: applicable Bachelors or Masters with appropriate mental health licensure.

Responsibilities

• Provide activity and group programming for adults or adolescents in an inpatient setting.
• Assess, educate and develop recreational, social, leisure and daily living skills.
• Teach patients to interact with families and significant others in constructive ways.
• Develop productive skills for vocational, avocational and daily living activities.
• Provide opportunities to identify leisure strengths and interests.
• Transfer learned activity skills to community functioning.
• Perform individual assessments of functional living skills.
• Assist Nursing Team with safety duties.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Therapeutic Recreation

CTRS Certification

Applicable Bachelors or Masters with licensure

Job description

Responsibilities

Forest View Hospital, a 108-bed facility, brings over 45 years of experience to the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of behavioral health issues. As a part of our continued success and growth, we are seeking qualified applicants for a per diem/as needed Activity Therapist.

The Activity Therapist is responsible for providing activity and group programming for adult or adolescent patients in an inpatient setting. The goal of Activity Therapy is to assess, educate and develop recreational social, leisure and daily living skills.

Essential Job Functions And Responsibilities

• Teach patients interactions with families and significant others in a socially constructive way;
• Develop productive skills for vocational, avocational, and daily living activities;
• Provide opportunities to become aware of leisure strengths and interests;
• Transfer learned activity skills to ongoing functioning in the community
• Perform individual assessments of functional living skills.
• Assists Nursing Team with safety duties.

Qualifications

Activity Therapist Part Time (CTRS or Appropriate Licensure) Requirements:

• A Bachelor of Science in Therapeutic Recreation from an accredited academic institution. (CTRS Required)

or 2. Applicable Bachelors or Masters preparation with appropriate mental health support licensure.

EEO Statement

Forest View Hospital is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. Forest View Hospital is an equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.