Job Description

Manager- Activity Therapy | Peak Behavioral Health | Santa Teresa, New Mexico

About the Job:

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

The Manager of Activity Therapy is responsible for planning, developing, and coordinating a program of activity therapies designed to meet the social, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, educational, and physical needs and interests of patients in accordance with the comprehensive care plan. Responsibilities include defining and implementing treatment goals as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team, providing continuous patient care, observation, interaction, and role modeling to patients, supervision of activity staff, and collaborating with medical staff and heads of professional departments to ensure that an effective, quality activity therapy programs support the treatment needs of the patients served.

Roles and Responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Plans, develops, coordinates, and evaluates the overall program of activity therapies, including occupational, music and recreational therapy, with other activities.
• Identifies and prioritizes issues of importance, including those priority issues as set by leadership. Collaborates with department leaders and corporate leaders, as needed.
• Communicates instructions, expectations and timelines clearly and concisely.
• Completes standardized assessment data for each patient and develops an individualized plan of care based on the patient’s identified needs, strengths, and preferences. Identifies activity preferences and current activity pursuits from interviews and clinical record. Identifies health issues that result in reduced activity participation; Documents findings including source if applicable.
• Coordinates activity therapy services with other treatment modalities and treatment team members, to support quality and compliance with program expectations, facility policies, industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Leads a team of highly engaged members through hiring, orienting, performance assessment and management, motivating, training, scheduling, and coaching to meet department goals and ensure effective and efficient department operation.
• Maintains productivity levels that are aligned with patient census, curtailing unnecessary overtime and/or excessive staff work hours.
• Manages staff scheduling and maintains an updated plan for contingency staffing.
• Maintains accountability expectations for self and staff in all areas of job performance.
• Engages staff in quality and safety basics to ensure sustained, measurable compliance.
• Identifies staff educational needs and ensures they are addressed with education programs that are attended by staff.
• Holds staff accountable for non-compliance and patient safety concerns, as well as attendance, following policies, behavior, and adherence to code of conduct.
• Manages materials, supplies and equipment necessary for the effective operation of the therapy programs and within budget.
• Reviews and audits charts for documentation – both quality and completeness. Reviews caseloads regularly to ensure appropriate utilization of services.
• Completes a monthly calendar of available activity/recreational programs and posts it in the facility.
• Implements strategies to assist patients with increasing their involvement in activities that are appropriate to functional or situational limitations.
• Obtains physician’s approval for involvement in activity/recreational programs; Maintains precautions/limitations list on each patient.
• Provides periodic budgets, statistical summaries, forecasts, and goals.
• Makes daily rounds to ensure activities team is performing to standards and patient needs are being met
• Develops and implements program policies and procedures that guide the provision of services. Complies with organizational policies, procedures, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Carries caseload as needed.
• May coordinate various clinical, psychosocial, or educational activities with patients and their families.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreation or Recreational Therapy or other recreation-based field which may be approved for national certification in their area of expertise is required. Master’s degree preferred or maybe required based on state requirements.
• Two or more years' professional level experience working with the specialty/service of the facility required.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• May require licensure as either: Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS), Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC), Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) or currently in the process of obtaining national certification, depending on state requirements.
• CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

WORK LOCATION:

This position is onsite at the facility and is not a remote position.

SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS:

One or more years’ supervisory/management experience in activity/clinical services required.

Why Peak Behavioral Health-Peak Behavioral Health offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume. Peak Behavioral Health is an EOE.

Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.