Rehabilitation Therapist, State Facilities; Recreation-Safety

California Department of State Hospitals Pay Range

The pay range for this position is provided by California Department of State Hospitals. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience—talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$8,010.00 - $9,433.00 U

Job Code #: JC‑496485

Position #(s): 437‑000‑8324‑XXX

Working Title: Recreation Therapist Various Specialties

Classification: Rehabilitation Therapist, State Facilities (Recreation‑Safety)

Shall Consider: Rehabilitation Therapist, State Facilities (Music‑Safety);
Rehabilitation Therapist, State Facilities (Art‑Safety);
Rehabilitation Therapist, State Facilities (Dance‑Safety);
Rehabilitation Therapist, State Facilities (Occupational‑Safety)

# of Positions: Multiple

Work Location: Fresno County

Telework: In Office

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

The Rehabilitation Therapist (Various Specialties) will receive clinical supervision from the Supervising Rehabilitation Therapist and administrative supervision from the Program Assistant in the Rehabilitation Services Department. The incumbent will be responsible for the following duties but not limited to:

• Conduct and prepare written Rehabilitation Therapy Assessments/evaluations.
• Participate in Treatment Plan meetings to review each patient’s progress towards community reintegration.
• Provide written documentation on patients’ progress pertaining to their rehabilitation therapy program.
• Organize, plan and conduct rehabilitation therapy/leisure skill groups.
• Complete the Department of State Hospitals Recruitment Survey.

Coalinga State Hospital is accepting applications for this recruitment continuously. This advertisement will remain posted until the position(s) have been filled. The internal cutoff date to process received applications will be the 15th of every month. Applications received after the internal cutoff date will be processed on the following internal cutoff date during this recruitment. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications and have eligibility by the application received date to be invited to participate in the next available scheduled interview and/or processed for conditional hire.

Unless otherwise requested by the candidate, all communications and correspondence regarding this recruitment will be sent electronically via your Cal Careers account and/or email listed on your State Application, STD. 678. It is the applicant’s responsibility to check their email inbox, including junk/spam emails for any correspondence regarding their application status. In addition, applicants are encouraged to keep their Cal Careers profile updated with a current telephone number, mailing address, and email.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Department Information: DSH‑Coalinga opened in 2005 and began treating forensically committed patients, mostly of which are sexually violent predators. It is a self-contained psychiatric hospital constructed with a security perimeter. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) provides perimeter security as well as transportation of patients to outside medical services and court proceedings.

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