Lead Activity Therapist

Haven Behavioral Healthcare; West Chester (Chester County); In loco; USD 70.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Haven Behavioral Healthcare, part of Oceans Healthcare, is seeking a Lead, Activity Therapist to coordinate therapeutic activity programming for patients in a psychiatric hospital setting. The role provides day-to-day leadership to Activity Therapy staff and aligns programming with treatment goals and hospital policies.

You will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, integrate activity-based interventions into care plans, monitor engagement and outcomes, and ensure compliant documentation.

Competenze

• Experience in activity therapy within behavioral health.
• Strong leadership and supervision skills.
• Ability to document care and outcomes accurately.

Mansioni

• Plans and oversees therapeutic activity programming.
• Develops and schedules activities with the treatment team.
• Provides guidance for Activity Therapy staff across disciplines.
• Coordinates with CTRS or licensed staff for discipline oversight.
• Collaborates with physicians, nursing, social services and others in care planning.
• Ensures timely documentation of programming and outcomes.
• Monitors patient engagement, progress and safety during activities.
• Manages departmental resources within budgetary guidelines.
• Participates in audits and quality improvement activities.
• Provides training and onboarding for staff.

Conoscenze

Therapy program planning

Staff leadership

Clinical documentation

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Descrizione del lavoro

Haven Behavioral Healthcare, an Oceans Healthcare Company, is a behavioral healthcare system providing high-quality, specialty behavioral health services for individuals with mental health and substance abuse issues. Our success is a reflection of the excellence and dedication of our employees at every level of our facilities. The culture of our hospitals is built around service. All jobs performed on our team are worthwhile and every employee makes a difference. If you are looking for an opportunity to grow personally and professionally while delivering compassionate, quality care we encourage you to explore career opportunities with Haven.

Position Summary: The Lead, Activity Therapist is responsible for coordinating and overseeing therapeutic activity programming that supports the emotional, cognitive, and social well-being of patients in a psychiatric hospital setting. This role provides day-to-day leadership and guidance to Activity Therapy staff across all certified disciplines, ensuring programming aligns with treatment goals, regulatory standards, and hospital policies. The Lead, Activity Therapist collaborates with the interdisciplinary treatment team to incorporate activity-based interventions into patient care and promotes recovery, resilience, and functional improvement. This position provides clinical direction only within their certified discipline and partners with the Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) or other credentialed staff when discipline-specific oversight is required.

Essential Functions

1. Plans, organizes, and oversees therapeutic activity programming that supports patientrecovery, resilience, and functional improvement.
2. Develops and schedules individual and group activities in coordination with the multidisciplinarytreatment team, ensuring alignment with patient needs and facility resources.
3. Provides day-to-day guidance and workflow oversight for Activity Therapy staff across allcertified disciplines (CTRS, MT-BC, ATR/ATR-BC, COTA), ensuring effective and compliantprogramming.
4. Provides clinical supervision and direction only within the Lead Activity Therapist’s own certifieddiscipline, and coordinates with the CTRS or other licensed/certified staff when discipline specific oversight is required.
5. Collaborates with physicians, nursing, social services, and other team members to integrateactivity therapy into individualized treatment plans.
6. Ensures timely and accurate documentation of programming, patient participation, andoutcomes, including clear identification of each staff member’s credentials.
7. Monitors patient engagement, progress, and safety during programming and communicatessignificant changes to the treatment team.
8. Manages departmental resources——staffing support, equipment, and supplies—toensure efficient, high-quality operations within budgetary guidelines.
9. Participates in audits, quality improvement activities, and regulatory compliance reviews,including discipline-specific compliance coordinated with the CTRS as needed.
10. Provides training, onboarding, and discipline-appropriate guidance for staff and assists withhospital initiatives that support the mission and standards of care.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.