Mental Health Activity Therapy Aide

College Medical Center; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

College Medical Center Long Beach is seeking an Activity Therapy Aide to support inpatient psychiatry by implementing and coordinating therapeutic activity programming for adults. You will assist with patient evaluation and document progress in the medical record under the supervision of a Recreation Therapist.

The role involves facilitating group therapy for a range of mental illness, planning daily events and staff in-services, and coordinating the unit's activity program to promote

Qualifications

• Minimum of 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 necessary to provide care appropriate to the age group served on the unit.
• Provides care to the psychiatric and mental illness patient. Displays good skills in assessment, documentation, treatment planning, group and individual therapy treatments.
• Assists with planning and implementing the unit's activity therapy program, including planning of daily events, special events, and providing in-service for other staff participating in the activity therapy program.
• Conducts activity therapy group sessions and individual sessions as needed, displaying good theoretical knowledge of group principles and good group techniques.
• Coordinates the planning and implementation of the Unit's activity therapy program.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates group therapy with patients across a range of mental illness using games, activities, outdoor time, and crafts.
• Implements and coordinates therapeutic activity programming for adult inpatient population.
• Assists with evaluating patients and documents progress in medical records.
• Plans daily events, special events, and provides in-service for other staff participating in the activity therapy program.
• Conducts activity therapy group sessions and individual sessions as needed, applying group principles and techniques.

Skills

Psychiatric care

Group therapy

Assessment

Documentation

Treatment planning

Inpatient care

Activity therapy

Coordination

Job description

College Medical Center Long Beach is proud to be part of College Hospitals. We are dedicated to the highest quality of customer services delivered with a with a sense of warmth friendliness and organizational pride. Become part of a team that provides a respectful environment, flexibility, a tight knit group and autonomy to utilize your knowledge and experience.

The Activity Therapy Aide implements and coordinates therapeutic activity programming for adult inpatient population. Assists with evaluating patients. Under the supervision of Recreation Therapist, documents progress of patient progress towards goals and treatment in medical record.

This position requires facilitating group therapy with highly functional to severe mental illness through alternative measures such as games, activities, outdoor time, and crafts.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 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 necessary to provide care appropriate to the age group served on the unit.
• Provides care to the psychiatric and mental illness patient. Displays good skills in assessment, documentation, treatment planning, group and individual therapy treatments.
• Assists with planning and implementing the unit's activity therapy program, including planning of daily events, special events, and providing in-service for other staff participating in the activity therapy program.
• Conducts activity therapy group sessions and individual sessions as needed, displaying good theoretical knowledge of group principles and good group techniques.
• Coordinates the planning and implementation of the Unit's activity therapy program.

Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for CMC roles, including but not limited to shift differential and other special pay practices, etc. The posted compensation for the position is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay that CMC in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting.