Activity Therapist - Outpatient

Carolinas Medical Center; Aurora (CO); Vor Ort; USD 37.000 - 55.000; Teilzeit

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Benefits Eligible

Zusammenfassung

Carolinas Medical Center is seeking a part-time Recreational Therapist for its Aurora Behavioral Health outpatient program focusing on children and adolescents. The role involves facilitating activity-based therapies 24 hours per week, Monday–Thursday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, with a 30-minute break.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in Recreational Therapy and can work within a multidisciplinary team while maintaining documentation and safety standards.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's Degree in Recreational Therapy.
• Typically 1 year of experience in a behavioral health setting; clinical field work may substitute.

Aufgaben

• Develops, plans, implements and evaluates recreational/experiential therapy to help patients meet treatment goals.
• Individualizes therapy programs for patients and facilitates activities across care continuum.
• Provides leadership, models behavior, and integrates group dynamics into sessions.
• Completes all documentation promptly and accurately.
• Participates in treatment planning by assessing psychosocial needs from activity perspective.
• Educates other disciplines on recreational therapy principles and ongoing program evaluation.
• Monitors patient behavior and uses de-escalation techniques as needed.
• Maintains equipment and supplies and ensures safety standards are followed.

Kenntnisse

Recreational Therapy

Group Facilitation

Documentation

Ausbildung

Bachelor's Degree in Recreational Therapy

Jobbeschreibung

Department:36604 Aurora Psychiatric Hospital - Behavioral Health O/P: Child and Adolescent

Status:Part time

Benefits Eligible:Yes

Hours Per Week:24

Schedule Details/Additional Information:Facilitate activity-based therapeutic groups within outpatient behavioral health programs serving children, adolescents, and adults.This 24 weekly hour position works Monday-Thursday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM (6.5 hours) with a 30-minute unpaid meal break each day.Ideal candidates are passionate about supporting mental health and engaging patients through therapeutic activities.

Pay Range:$26.55 - $39.85

Major Responsibilities:

• Develops, plans, implements and evaluates recreational and experiential therapy programming as a means to assist patients in reaching treatment goals. Plans are developed as a response to patient assessment conducted.
• Individualizes treatment programming for patients as assigned. Facilitates therapeutic activities involving a variety of modalities and across the continuum of care.
• Provides leadership and role modeling, incorporating group dynamics into process.
• Completes all documentation in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Participates with the interdisciplinary team in treatment plan formulation by contributing to the assessment of the patients' needs from a psychosocial activity point of view.
• Educates other disciplines in theory and philosophy of recreational therapy as needed. Evaluates programming on an on-going basis and formulates plan for improvement as needed.
• Monitors patient behavior and intervenes appropriately in a safe manner, using de-escalation techniques.
• Maintains recreational therapy equipment and supplies.
• Maintains awareness of and works within Hospital, State of Wisconsin and the Joint Commission (TJC) standards of practice.
• Develops supportive, collaborative relationships with all disciplines to promote positive, team-oriented approach to patient care.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:None Required.

Education Required:Bachelor's Degree in Recreational Therapy.

Experience Required:Typically requires 1 year of experience in assigned specialty area in behavioral health setting, this may be substituted for the clinical field work experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Must have completed or in process of completion, a clinical field work experience on a full-time basis.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills with ability to function in a multidisciplinary team.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders frequently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist.
• Lift up to 20 lbs. over the head.
• Carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance.
• Must be able to push/pull with 30 lbs. of force.
• Perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present.
• Must be physically able to restrain and control patients who are outwardly psychotic or physically combative.
• Must have functional use of senses to allow for effective communication.
• May be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, and radiation hazards as well as blood and body fluids; therefore, personal protective equipment must be worn as necessary.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

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