Inpatient Activity Therapist (Per Diem) – Transform Lives

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

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