Activity Therapy Specialist

Overview

Job Description - Activity Therapy Specialist  (250008PJ)

Organization:
Rehabilitation & Correction - Madison Correctional Institution

Work Location:

Madison Correctional Institute, 1851 State Route 56 London 43140

Primary

Location:

United States of America-OHIO-Madison County-London

Compensation: $24.16

Schedule:

Full-time

Union: OCSEA

Primary Job Skill:
Therapy/Therapeutical Services

Technical

Skills:

Basic Documentation, Programming, Behavioral Health, Professional

• Plans, organizes, conducts and ensures implementation of clinical adjunctive therapy program/services for inmates assigned to residential treatment units
• Directs and monitors all aspects of psychiatric patient day-to-day activities
• Promotes self-care and physical and mental well-being
• Provides direction and assistance in the care, treatment and/or programs to inmates
• Carries out inmate or group treatment delineated by the multidisciplinary treatment team
• Promotes activities to inmates on and off the unit to include encouraging interaction and/or involvement
• Monitors and instructs treatment plan programs to inmates in directing the care of personal hygiene and grooming
• Provides clinical lead work/work direction to lower-level activity therapy specialists
• Provides direction to psychiatric inmates in regards to general behavior
• Escorts psychiatric inmates to and from off-unit activities
• Observes and monitors inmate activities and behavior and documents in progress notes on a regular basis
• Intervenes during crisis behavior to prevent inmate self-injury or injury to others
• Assists with subduing of violent inmates
• Attends to and monitors inmates
• Recognizes unusual and/or threatening conditions and takes appropriate action
• Prepares and maintains work-related documentation
• Assists in administering treatments as directed by the treatment/behavior plan
• Facilitates treatment with appropriate interventions as decided by the treatment team
• Conducts one-on-one communication/interaction with inmates to address patient concerns and resolve problems
• Leads and participates with inmates in activities, both on and off the unit
• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings and collaborates with other members of the treatment team
• Reports any problems and/or unusual incidents to immediate supervisor as appropriate
• Attends scheduled meetings
• Completes quality assurance monitoring and documentation
• Completes mandatory training and optional in-service programs
• Performs various miscellaneous tasks as needed for contingencies on assigned units
• Assists other departments (e.g., security, psychology) when necessary
• Performs other duties as assigned

Why Work for the State of Ohio

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website. Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities
• Public Retirement Systems (OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) and Optional Deferred Compensation

* Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Required experience and education:

• 42 months of experience in activity therapy or recreation or 42 months of experience providing work direction to incarcerated persons and training and/or development.
• Or completion of associate degree in recreation or a specialty area (e.g., music, art, drama); 24 months of experience in activity therapy.
• Or completion of undergraduate core program in recreation or a specialty area (e.g., music, art, drama); 18 months of experience in activity therapy.
• Or 12 months of experience as Activity Therapy Specialist 1.
• Or equivalent of the Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Job

Skills:

Therapy/Therapeutical Services, Behavioral Health, Basic…