Activity Therapist, Peace Hospital, 12p-8:30p

University Medical Center, Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

UofL Health is seeking an Activity Therapist to provide direct patient care on adolescent units at Peace Hospital in Louisville, KY. The role includes conducting assessments, planning interventions, and delivering group and individual therapy sessions.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least one year of direct therapeutic services experience, with a focus on patient-centered care and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Therapeutic Recreation, or related field.
• Minimum one year experience providing direct individual or group therapeutic services.
• Knowledge of activity therapy and rehabilitation principles.
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality and accurate documentation.

Responsibilities

• Performs therapeutic recreational assessments and makes treatment recommendations.
• Conducts and leads activity therapy groups and individual sessions.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary treatment teams and updates treatment plans.
• Maintains accurate patient charts and ensures HIPAA compliance.
• Develops and maintains safe, organized therapeutic activity materials.

Skills

Active listening

Verbal communication

Teamwork

Critical thinking

Empathy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Therapeutic Recreation, or related field

Job description

Primary Location

Peace - Louisville Address: 2020 Newburg Rd. Louisville, KY 40205 Shift: Varied (United States of America)

Job Description Summary

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center. With more than 12,000 team members- physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals-UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description

This position works 12p-8:30p Monday thru Friday with primarily adolescent units at Peace Hosptial. The activities therapist is responsible for performing therapeutic recreational assessments, making recommendations for therapeutic interventions and carrying out general and specialized activity therapy interventions and programs in assigned treatment areas. This employee provides direct patient care to various patient populations including children, adolescents, and adults.

Essential Functions

• Utilizes knowledge of activity therapy to perform activity therapy assessments which accurately assess the patient’s abilities and needs and makes individualized, specific, measurable recommendations which are clinically appropriate to facilitate meeting patients’ treatment goals
• Participates in interdisciplinary treatment planning meetings, or gives written input, offering patient updates, treatment suggestions, and the sharing of program observations with other treatment team members; ensures treatment plan entries are individualized, specific, measurable and updated as the patient’s needs change
• Evaluates effectiveness of therapeutic modality or intervention in assisting patient to process therapeutic issues and feelings and in goal achievement; identifies revisions to approach/modality to further enhance patients’ positive therapeutic response and demonstrates flexibility in adapting therapeutic approach based on professional reassessment and feedback from peers and treatment team
• Reports patient incidents occurring in the activity therapy process promptly and concisely, to the appropriate staff members
• Develops and maintains an orderly, safe and appropriately stocked supply of recreational therapeutic mediums in order to conduct safe and effective clinical activities
• Maintains accurate patient charts by recording and updating information while ensuring confidentiality of documentation, ensures documentation reflects patient(s) presentation, goals of individual or group therapeutic intervention, modality used and patient response in behaviorally-specific terms
• Develops therapeutic activities for assigned patients and independently conducts a variety of therapy groups, utilizing effective expressive mediums and group therapy principles, appropriate for patient(s) age, developmental level and clinical presentation

Shift Requirements

• Shift Length (in hours): 8-10 hours depending on scheduling needs
• Shifts/Week: 4-5 days per week depending on scheduling needs
• Overtime Required: Infrequently, Sometimes, Often, n/a (exempt position)

Other Functions

• Assumes personal responsibility for maintaining professional development, licensure, practice and/or education
• Initiates and completes special projects as assigned; e.g., participation in program development, student supervision, staff orientation/training
• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned

Additional Job Description

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Therapeutic Recreation, or related field (required)

Experience

Minimum one (1) year experience providing direct individual or group therapeutic services (required)

Job Competency

• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
• Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
• The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
• The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)
• Active listening- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions when appropriate and not interrupting at inappropriate times
• Social perceptiveness- being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do
• Language Ability: Must be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats
• Reasoning Ability: Able to critically think through complex patient situations, process improvements, evidence-based practice
• Assist others in developing clinical reasoning skills
• Computer Skills: Must have the ability to learn and use the electronic documentation system appropriately

Additional Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times
• Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times
• Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines
• Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members
• Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with nine hospitals, four medical centers, Brown Cancer Center, Eye Institute, nearly 200 physician practice locations and more than 1,000 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties, including southern Indiana. Additional access to UofL Health is provided through a partnership with Carroll County Memorial Hospital. With more than 14,000 team members- physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals, UofL Health is focused on one mission: to transform the health of communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care.