Activity Therapist - Level II Job New York New York USA,Healthcare

Location: New York

Provider Careers at NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is a 457-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The facility has earned numerous Center of Excellence designations, accreditation, and recognition for its renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, regional Stroke Center, Snakebite Treatment Center, Breast Health Center, Bariatric Surgery Center, and Cancer Service. The facility also offers the region’s only multi‑person hyperbaric chamber, allowing up to nine patients to dive together at one time.

Jacobi’s Ambulatory Care Pavilion is a stunning complement to its inpatient acute care, allowing staff to provide patients with high‑quality service in a modern, state‑of‑the‑art environment.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person‑centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

7:00 A.M – 3:30 P.M
8:00 A.M – 4:00 P.M
8:30 A.M – 4:30 P.M
9:00 A.M – 5:00 P.M
10:00 A.M – 6:00 P.M

Responsibilities

A Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by eighteen credits required in Recreation, Physical Education, Dance, Fine Arts, Applied Arts (including Therapy) and twelve credits in Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology, Group Work, Group Dynamics and/or related fields, and one year experience as a Recreational Activity Therapist in a hospital or health care setting or related field;

A Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college and eighteen months of experience as a Recreational Activity Therapist in a hospital and/or health care setting or related field.

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position:

This class of positions encompasses professional and/or supervisory work of varying degrees of difficulty and responsibility in the operation of an activity therapy department providing medical/psychiatric recreational therapeutic services, in conjunction with other members of the treatment team. All personnel perform related work.

Under supervision, with considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment, performs responsible therapeutic work of more than ordinary difficulty.

Examples of Typical Tasks:

Participates in planning and implementing a medical/psychiatric approved recreational program of individual and ward activities adapted to the needs, interest and capacities of patients.

Participates in meeting with treatment staff to coordinate effective patient care and participates as a member of a team, in patient groups.

Plans individualized schedules including activities of daily living, arts and therapy and socialization to meet specific needs of patients.

Teaches and leads recreational activities such as group and team games, arts and crafts, dances, gymnastics, art in therapy, poetry, simple forms of music and dramatics.

Directs learning experiences as part of care/treatment of patients to influence behavioral changes leading to increased experience and comprehension of self and environment.

Works with and may guide students from multi disciplines, volunteers and others assigned to the area of service.

Attends and contributes to department meetings, attends and conducts in‑service training programs.

Works with private and public organizations to further recreational programs.

May co‑lead or lead small group therapy and other discussion groups.

May co‑lead community meetings with other members of various disciplines.

Communicates observations of patients in activity therapy to team.

Charts Activity Therapy Progress Notes.

Prepares periodic reports and keeps appropriate records.

Is responsible for maintaining and ordering of supplies and equipment for assigned unit.

In addition to performing the typical tasks described in Assignment Level I, as described above, is also responsible for one or more of the following tasks:

Assesses recreational therapeutic and activity program needs and plans for implementation through research and evaluation.

Evaluates daily…


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