Job Description

A Brief Overview
Serve as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team, to provide therapeutic recreational and activity services to adult, child and adolescent patients with diagnosed psychiatric, addictive and emotional disorders. Consistently performs in a manner that exemplifies the Deaconess Cross Pointe Standards in both the area of employee relations as well as customer relations. Complete a comprehensive evaluation in conjunction with the interdisciplinary assessment and recommend a plan of intervention based on mutually established patient goals.

What you will do

• Demonstrate proficiency in unit specific skill including knowledge and required proficiency to deliver safe patient care.
• Demonstrate specific aspects of care of mental illnesses, psychiatric disorders, addictive disease symptoms, effects and treatment.
• Complete activity therapy assessment within 72 hours of admission.
• Make treatment recommendations which are individualized to circumstances and needs of each patient.
• Interpretations are accurate and useful.
• Recommendations are clinically sound and demonstrate ability to assess all levels of care.
• Performs complete evaluation in correlation with patient’s diagnosis, symptoms, medical history and referral per policy and procedure.
• Participates in the formulation of patient’s treatment plans including the establishment of treatment goals and objectives.
• Provide activity therapy groups to patients using various professional modalities that are age appropriate.
• Sufficiently plans, prepares and administers groups in a timely fashion.
• Completes therapy as directed by the Psychiatrist and department P&P.
• Completes documentation reflecting appropriate care in accordance with established department policy re: time frame of assessment, frequency of documentation and information to be included in documentation.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Therapeutic Recreation, Art Therapy, Music Therapy or related field, with certification Required
• Master’s degree in related field Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• Experience in working with psychiatric patients through internships or work experience Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate both verbally and nonverbally with staff and patients.
• The ability to engage patients in a positive, professional manner.
• The ability to establish relationships with a variety of patients.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to analyze complex situations and effectively problem solve.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to utilize or learn to utilize Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to enter data, retrieve data and assemble and organize data.
• Ability to utilize the electronic charting on a daily basis.
• Ability to prioritize and respond to a variety of patient issues in a timely manner.
• Ability to respond to patient psychiatric emergencies in a calm controlled manner.
• Ability to complete de-escalation training and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (BLS) training.

Licenses and Certifications

• Therapeutic Recreation, Art Therapy, Music Therapy or related field Preferred