What are the responsibilities and job description for the PRN Activities Coordinator position at Psychiatric Medical Care?
Description
Title: PRN Activities Coordinator
Location: Pocatello, ID- Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit- Onsite
Hours: PRN as needed. Activity coordinators work 7 days a week from 8-5; Ideal candidate will be able to fill in during all possible times.
Who we are:
PMC is the largest behavioral healthcare management company in the nation, currently partnering with more than 300 hospitals and health systems in more than 35 states
As PMC's Activities Coordinator, your focus will be on the 3Cs; Care, Community and Compliance.
- Care: Organize patient activities and patient contact to reinforce cognitive stimulation, encourage socialization and promote self-initiative, develop and implement therapeutic activities for small and large groups based on participants’ level of functioning.
- Community: Plan community education events; including thematic decoration and special events, cultivate a team culture of kindness and accountability, promoting a positive, calm, joyful environment throughout the units, and fill in for program staff as needed.
- Compliance: Develop and implement therapeutic activities for small and large groups based on participants’ level of functioning, create weekly schedules that meet CMS guidelines and provide therapeutic benefits for the patients, Exercise accountability for patients and staff safety.
Requirements
- Complete certification course for Certified Activities Coordinator or equivalent required
- One-year experience in a patient activities program in a health care setting, mental health setting, or setting for the care of the disabled required
- CTRS preferred
- Current CPR required
- CPI training provided
- Basic computer knowledge required
- Strong interpersonal skills required
