Description

Summary:

To provide activities and treatment to remediate functional abilities (physical, mental, emotional and social) and to assist in diagnostic and personality evaluation. Provides opportunities to acquire skills, knowledge, attitudes, and insights to function independently in the community and to practice learned skills.

Responsibilities:

1. Support Recreational Therapist in assessing patients social, emotional, physical, leisure and cognitive abilities.

2. Support Recreational Therapist in developing treatment plan through writing goals and objectives; Assists Recreational Therapist in updating treatment plan.

3. Implements treatment with intervention techniques; conducts groups.

4. Support Recreational Therapist in developing protocols and selection of activities based on population.

5. Implements activity analysis as part of Evaluation Programs.

6. Prepares individual patient progress notes, discharge summary/planning related to leisure under supervision of Recreational Therapist.

7. Communicates verbally with staff regarding patients.

8. Maintains supplies and equipment.

9. Maintains network with other health professionals, activities therapists and community services.

10. Develops resources and contacts for patients community involvement.

11. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.

12. Performs other duties as assigned.

Education: BACHELOR'S LVL DGRE

Other Information:

Required: Knowledge and skill of group dynamics, professional standards, and community resources.

Minimum Experience: three years

Desired: Experience with psychiatric patients in an acute, in-patient setting. Bi-lingual

Working Conditions:

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Significant occupational risk

Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: Danbury Hospital

Org Unit: 91

Department: Psych Unit

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $16.50 - $30.44 Hourly

We are an equal opportunity employer

Qualified applicants are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other classification protected under applicable Federal, State or Local law.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation or our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to ensure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.