RECREATION THERAPY ASSISTANT - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES - FULL-TIME MONDAY-FRIDAY AND EVERY OTHER WEEKEND

• Patient care responsibilities are delivered with knowledge of patient growth and development and are appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
• Provides on and off unit recreational activities in accordance with the unit program schedule as determined by the Director of Rehabilitation Services.
• Implements and leads programs related to leisure education, stress reduction, social skills, reality orientation, communication skills, self-esteem, independent living skills and physical exercise.
• Uses appropriate behavioral management techniques when interacting with patients.
• Provides appropriate individual patient interventions during group activities and in the unit milieu.
• Provides support and assistance to other clinical staff in group and individual therapeutic interventions.
• Communicates effectively with the treatment team members regarding patient’s needs and requests and observed behaviors.
• Provides daily orientation to patients to the unit environment and the scheduled program services for the day.
• Participates in activity program development in conjunction with other Rehabilitation Department staff.
• Participates in activity program development in conjunction with other Rehabilitation Department staff.
• Participates in the development and implementation of multidisciplinary treatment plans as appropriate.
• Assists in creating an aesthetically pleasing unit environment and decorating for seasonal / holiday observances following hospital safety standards.
• Documents patients’ actions, behaviors, symptoms, significant verbal and non-verbal communications in a prescribed format in the patient’s medical record as determined by policy and procedure.
• Follows Hospital-Wide, Behavioral Health, Department of Rehabilitation policies and procedures.
• Applies principles of infection control and safety in the work environment.
• Customer Service : respect, flexibility, knowledge, confidence, professionalism, pleasant attitude, patience and helpfulness.

All responses should be timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with Customer Service

• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Assesses gaps in policies and procedures, and create necessary policies and procedures to fulfill these gaps.
• Understands and adheres to the Medical Center’s Code of Conduct.
• Familiar with the Medical Center’s Mission, Vision, and Values Statements.
• Effectively utilizes the hospital computer system as it pertains to job responsibilities and in accordance with hospital policy.
• Identifies problems and contributes to unit and department problem-solving processes.
• Participates in unit committees and in Performance Improvement activities, as assigned.
• Assists other personnel as necessary.
• Attends scheduled staff meetings and maintains communication with staff.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Position Qualifications

• Minimum of Heart Saver Certification is required.
• 1 to 2 years experience as a direct service provider in a behavioral health facility preferred.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.

Education :

High school graduate or equivalent.

Job Setting / Physical Demands :

All patient care areas; contact with patients, visitors, staff.

Frequent prolonged standing / walking.

Lifts, positions, pushes, and / or transfers patients.

Frequent bending, stooping, reaching, kneeling, crouching

Mobility and manual dexterity