What are the responsibilities and job description for the Activity Therapist position at Moses Taylor Hospital?
Moses Taylor's Senior Behavioral Health unit is seeking a full-time Activity Therapist.
- Four (4) year Bachelor’s Degree required
- 1-3 years experience in social work/recreational therapy preferred.
- Current BLS certification required.
- Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) desired.
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Completes the Master Treatment Plan as directed. |
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Attends Treatment Teams . |
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Ensures problems and identified goals are reviewed for appropriateness and realistic for the patient, and revise as needed. |
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Creates short term individual goals that encourages patient progress. |
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Reviews the treatment plan daily. |
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Revises/updates treatment goals as appropriate daily based on patient progress. |
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Organizes and conducts therapy groups and documents to the treatment plan. |
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Determines patient needs by documentation of medical records, personal observation and communication with patient, family/significant other. |
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Executes the therapeutic programs based upon patient needs. |
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Keeps current on communal and therapeutic resources available. |
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Performs adjunctive therapy assessments within procedural timelines. |
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Provides crisis intervention, behavior management, and behavior modification as needed and specified in the individual treatment plan and unit program guidelines. |
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Organizes and conducts multi-family groups, as needed. |
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Documents group participation, according to documentation requirements. Reviews data with treatment as needed.
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