Activities Therapist
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Job Description
Activities Therapist
Schedule: Full-Time
Your Experience Matters
Triangle Springs is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.
As an Activities Therapist joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
How you’ll contribute
An Activities Therapist Who Excels in This Role
- Applies appropriate theory and standards for decision and actions regarding therapeutic practices.
- Assesses patient needs utilizing cultural, religious, and physical disabilities, in the determination of capabilities in groups and with specific activities.
- Documents the patient’s response to interventions pertinent to patient treatment on daily/weekly progress status, as appropriate.
- Completes all assessments within the time frame allotted and contributes to assessment workload balance between therapists.
- Formulates the initial and subsequent treatment programs in accordance with the attending physician’s/licensed practitioner’s treatment orders.
- Develops a plan of care with specific and measurable goals, objectives, and interventions defining actions unique to each patient’s needs.
- Provides therapy treatment procedures according to the treatments plan, communicate, and work with the patient to achieve the greatest benefit and resolution.
- Maintains constant communication with the treatment team, therapist, and physician/licensed practitioner when patient is not responding the treatments.
- Contributes to the effective functioning of the patient’s program.
Understands the age differences and the corresponding developmental needs.
- Provides activities suitable to the patient’s needs and offers a variety of stimuli in accordance with the treatment plan.
- Maintains a quality program to satisfy the therapeutic needs of the patient.
Offers direction and education to maintain clear communication of expectations.
- Provides quality programming to support the objectives of the patient and their needs.
- Reassesses and updates treatment plan goals when there are significant changes in the patient’s condition in compliance with facility policy or after patient’s stay has exceeded 7 days.
- Contributes to treatment planning with feedback to clinical and program staff to achieve therapeutic interventions.
- Provides direction to clinical and unit staff regarding activity related groups.
- Provides input into patient’s AT goals to the treatment teams and records any treatment updates on the treatment update form in treatment team when applicable.
Why Join Us
We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position
also offers:
- Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
- Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
- Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
- Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
- Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
What We’re Looking For
- Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institute in Recreational Therapy (CTRS), Music Therapy (MT-BC), Art Therapy (ATR, ATR-BC, ATR-P LPAT), or similar field required.
- Experience: Previous experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients preferred.
- License: Current unencumbered certification/license/registration required per state of practice guidelines.
- Additional Requirements: CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days. May be required to work flexible hours, holidays, and overtime.
More About Triangle Springs
Triangle Springs is a 77- bed behavioral health hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the Raleigh community for over 8 years. We are proud to be recognized as Joint Commission Accredited and Psych Armor Certified.
EEOC Statement
"Triangle Springs Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Triangle Springs Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.
Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.
We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.
Key Responsibilities
The Activities Therapist assesses patient needs to develop and implement individualized treatment programs using therapeutic activities. They maintain constant communication with the clinical team to document patient progress and adjust care plans as necessary.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Recreational Therapy, Music Therapy, Art Therapy, or a related field. Current professional certification or licensure and the ability to obtain CPR and CPI certification within 30 days are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
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