Inpatient Mental Health Activity Therapy Aide

College Medical Center; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

College Medical Center Long Beach is seeking an Activity Therapy Aide to implement and coordinate therapeutic activity programming for adult inpatient populations. Under supervision, you will document patient progress in the medical record and assist with evaluating patients.

The role requires facilitating group therapy for patients with varying levels of functioning and planning daily events and special activities. Minimum 6 months acute psychiatric experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months experience in acute psychiatric setting preferred.
• 6 months suggested experience in caring for mental health patients in an acute inpatient setting.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to the adult unit.
• Provides care to psychiatric patients; documents assessment, treatment planning, and therapy progress.
• Assists with planning and implementing the unit's activity therapy program, including daily events and special events.
• Conducts activity therapy group sessions and individual sessions; applies group principles and techniques.
• Coordinates planning and implementation of the Unit's activity therapy program.

Responsibilities

• Implements and coordinates therapeutic activity programming for adult inpatient population.
• Assists with evaluating patients and documents progress toward goals in the medical record.
• Facilitates group therapy with patients across a range of functioning levels.
• Plans daily events and special activities; provides in-service for staff participating in activity therapy.
• Conducts activity therapy group and individual sessions as needed.
• Coordinates the unit's activity therapy program implementation.

Skills

Acute psychiatric experience

Group therapy facilitation

Documentation in medical records

Care planning

Job description

College Medical Center Long Beach is seeking an Activity Therapy Aide to implement and coordinate therapeutic activity programming for adult inpatient populations. Under supervision, you will document patient progress in the medical record and assist with evaluating patients.

The role requires facilitating group therapy for patients with varying levels of functioning and planning daily events and special activities. Minimum 6 months acute psychiatric experience preferred.