Recreational Therapist

4 weeks ago

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Hospital for Behavioral Medicine Full time
Job Description & Requirements
  • Specialty: Recreation/Recreational Therapist
  • Discipline: Therapy
  • Duration: Ongoing
  • 40 hours per week
  • Shift: 8 hours, days
  • Employment Type: Staff

The Activity Therapist is responsible for planning and implementing activity services for assigned program, 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.

Responsibilities include observing and documenting changes in patients' appearance, behavior, and ability to work towards treatment plan goals, communicating changes in patient's condition to Charge Nurse or Program Director, and providing assessment in psychosocial/leisure and recreational skills development/deficiency.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Occupational, Recreation therapy, humanities, social work or related therapeutic discipline, or a Masters degree preferred.

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

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

Additional Skill Requirements: Successful completion of CPR Certification and successful completion of Preventative Management Aggressive Behavior Training prior to assisting with a restraining procedure and within 30 days of employment.

May be required to work overtime and flexible hours.

Benefits

  • Continuing Education
  • Employee assistance programs
  • Medical benefits
  • Dental benefits
  • Vision benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Holiday Pay
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Guaranteed Hours
  • Referral bonus

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