PRN ACTIVITY AIDE/COORDINATOR

Job Description

Responsibilities

We are looking for a PRN Recreation Activity Coordinator!

Hickory Trail Hospital , a -bed behavioral health facility located just south of Dallas (Desoto, TX), has been providing quality health care to the residents of DFW since 8.

Hickory Trail Hospital provides inpatient and day treatment for children, adolescents, adults, and senior adults. Our professional staff individualizes care to uniquely fit the intensity and severity of each client's case and their family's needs.

Because crisis occurs at all times of the day and night, our services are provided hours a day, 7 days a week.

Recreation Activity Coordinator

The Activity Aide / Coordinator provides recreation activities and leisure as well as assist in experiential groups to adolescent patients.

This individual is responsible for planning and implementing activity services primarily for adolescent patients, which involves defining and implementing treatment goals as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and providing continuous patient care, observation, interaction, and role modeling to patients.

Qualifications

Education : Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Occupational, Art, Music, or Recreation therapy, humanities, social work or related therapeutic discipline.

Experience : One (1) year of related experience, with knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques with understanding of mental illness, preferred.

Licensure : Certification or licensure by state and / or national governing body in of the following areas : art, occupational, recreation, or music therapy, preferred.

Additional Requirements : Successful completion of CPR Certification and successful completion of de-escalation and restraint training prior to assisting with a restraining procedure.

Certification training may be obtained during new hire orientation.

Universal Health Services (UHS) :

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc.

has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune corporation, annual revenues were $.

6 billion in 0. In 1, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 0, ranked # on the Fortune ;

and listed # in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has , employees and through its subsidiaries operates acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in U.

S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.