Activities Coordinator

Activities Coordinator

Under the direction of the Clinical Nurse Manager and Unit Charge RN, the Activities Coordinator is responsible for providing structured activities and facilitating unit programming to support the care and safety of children and adolescents as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.

The Activities Coordinator is responsible for input into the formulation of the day‑to‑day schedule and structure of a therapeutic milieu, and for the implementation, observation, and documentation of this program under the direction of a Registered Nurse.

Employees are expected to role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, and to demonstrate the core Success Factors:
Instill Trust and Value Differences;
Patient and Community Focus; and Collaborate.

• As a member of a multidisciplinary team, assess developmental, psychosocial, and intellectual needs of pediatric patients to plan, organize, and direct a therapeutic program that alleviates stress associated with illness and hospitalization, and promotes social, emotional, and intellectual growth.
• Function independently in demonstrated areas of competence in the delivery of sophisticated childcare.
• Consistently utilize safe, effective, crisis‑management techniques.
• Take initiative to suggest innovative changes and additions that improve the quality of milieu care on the unit.
• Develop a clear understanding of trauma and display an empathetic, compassionate, non‑judgmental attitude toward children and families.
• Demonstrate outstanding initiative in organizing therapeutic unit activities; support and train BHS staff on these processes.
• Provide guidance, monitoring, and role‑modeling to less‑senior staff during activities.
• Assertively and respectfully communicate directly with the appropriate person on issues of concern or conflict.
• May be assigned to specialized responsibilities as determined by Charge RN, CNM or Nursing Director.
• Provide daily feedback to Charge RN regarding changes in patient behaviors and milieu issues.
• Demonstrate enhanced clinical expertise and may be asked to perform comparable duties in other clinical settings within the hospital system.

• Baccalaureate Degree in a Human Service field required.
• Demonstrate aptitude and willingness to learn role‑related skills.
• Internal candidates must hold a position of Behavioral Health Specialist II or higher for role consideration.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging processes, human development stages, and cultural patterns.

Employees work in a psychiatric setting under stressful conditions associated with care of psychiatrically impaired, suicidal, aggressive, and sometimes self‑injurious individuals. Employees are expected to build therapeutic rapport to prevent crisis and utilize de‑escalation techniques taught by Bradley Hospital to minimize the need for physical intervention. Employees must remain calm during a crisis, make quick, rational decisions, and prioritize immediate patient care needs to maintain a safe therapeutic environment.

Employees must also be able to participate in the physical management of patients, including safe body positioning and physical control as needed.

Position requires occasional running for short distances and frequent standing. Physical ability to lift up to fifty pounds, reach with hands and arms, grasp and hold, bend/squat/kneel without limitation, and escort patients when needed.

Six months to one year of direct childcare work with similar populations.

Current Bradley Hospital Safety Care Certification.

Current BLS certification.

Performs independently within Program policies and practices; refers specific complex problems to ANM/CNM where clarification of Program policies and procedures may be required.

None

$20.55–$33.93

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

1011 Veterans Memorial Parkway – Campus – N/A, Providence, Rhode Island 02903

Variable

Variable

8 hours

No

Entry level

Full‑time

Administrative

Hospitals and Health Care