Activity Therapist- Outpatient- Part-Time

Overview

Activity Therapist
- Outpatient
- Part-Time Days. Join to apply for the Activity Therapist
- Outpatient
- Part-Time Days role at Oceans Healthcare.

• Provide group therapeutic activities for assigned patients as scheduled.
• Assess patient needs and facilitate activities appropriate to age, development, needs and interests of the patients served.
• Document group sessions in the medical record per hospital requirements.
• Provide services as a member of the multidisciplinary team and as directed by the attending physician, the Director of Social Services or Activity Therapy Coordinator and the patient’s treatment plan.
• Communicate with nursing staff any changes in a patient’s status, including medical or behavioral.
• Interact with patients, family members, external entities and internal staff professionally and respectfully.
• Work collaboratively with all treatment team members to create a treatment environment that supports the hospital’s mission to provide exemplary patient care and customer service.
• Act to preserve patient and family dignity and safety.
• Documentation for medical records and reports are timely, legible, thorough, and in required format.
• Document as required including assessments, treatment plans, and group notes.
• Update and revise treatment plan as assigned and per policy.
• Ability to effectively listen, process received information, and express ideas verbally and in writing.
• Ability to initiate action, take personal responsibility, suggest improvements, and solve problems within scope of job without being asked.

• 3+ years of clinical experience in a psychiatric setting, with at least one year’s experience applying activity therapy methods and techniques.
• Education/Licensure: 2-year degree preferably with a focus in Recreational Therapy, Occupational Therapy or related field, required. Bachelor's or master’s degree in Recreational Therapy, Occupational Therapy or related field, preferred.
• Licensure or Certification (CTRS, MT-BC, or ATR-BC) as required by accreditation or certification body specific to the individual’s discipline.

Our employees enjoy a strong company culture, enjoyable work environment, challenging career path, and competitive compensation and benefits. Haven Behavioral Hospital of Cottonwood Creek is an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

Haven Behavioral Healthcare is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.