Activities Therapist

6 months ago

Plainville, United States Hartford Healthcare Full time

Description

Job Schedule: Part Time
Standard Hours: 8
Job Shift: Shift 1
Shift Details: Saturday and Sunday, afternoon or
early evening, 4 hours

Work where every moment matters.

Every day, over 30,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticuts most comprehensive healthcare network.

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital is a 122-bed, general acute care community hospital located in Torrington, Connecticut, that serves as a regional health care resource for the 100,000 residents of Litchfield County and Northwest Connecticut. CHH offers personalized attention from an expert team of caregivers and physicians that utilize advanced technology and clinical partnerships in a convenient, safe and comfortable patient environment.

POSITION SUMMARY

Plan, direct, and coordinate recreation-based treatment programs for people with disabilities, injuries, or illnesses. Therapists use a variety of modalities, including arts and crafts; drama, music, and dance; sports and games; to help improve or maintain patients physical, social, and emotional well-being.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Displays and upholds CHH core values of dignity, compassion, service excellence, community and integrity. Consistently demonstrates caring for patients, for one another, and for the organization they are part of, and contributes to building trust, pride and camaraderie.
  • Assess patients needs through observations, medical records, tests, and discussion with healthcare professionals, patients family and patients
  • Create treatment plans and programs that meet patients needs and interests
  • Plan and implement interventions to prevent harm to a patient
  • Engage patients in therapeutic activities, such as exercise and games
  • Help patients learn social skills needed to become or remain independent
  • Teach patients about ways to cope with stress, anxiety or depression
  • Record and analyze patients progress
  • Evaluate interventions for effectiveness

Qualifications

EDUCATION/CERTFICIATION

  • Bachelors in Recreational Therapy or related field.
  • CTRS Certification

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.

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