Activities Therapist, Full Time, 40 Hours
MiraVista Behavioral Health Center•Holyoke, MA
•Onsite
About The Position
The Activities Therapist is responsible for planning, organizing and leading art therapy, music therapy, or recreational therapy activities on all units. The Activities Therapist will work with patients whose abilities to manage usual activities of daily living are compromised by behavioral health/substance abuse problems. The delivery of Activities Therapy services can include formulation of a treatment plan, implementation of the plan, and documentation of all services provided.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy, Therapeutic Recreation preferred
- Master’s degree in Art Therapy preferred
- Certification by profession’s credentialing board (either art, music, recreational therapy) preferred
- Previous inpatient healthcare experience in one of the above disciplines preferred.
Responsibilities
- Treats the patient with dignity and respect by demonstrating compassion and emotional support by using a calm voice and maintaining good eye contact.
- Develops group programming by researching pertinent topics and facilitating patient groups.
- Demonstrates Trauma Informed Care practices by: maintaining appropriate personal and physical boundaries, meeting with patients in open areas, not disclosing information of a personal nature to patients.
- Utilizes Group Process to assess patient needs and initiates appropriate interventions.
- Documents accurately in the patient record using approved format and language that is appropriate for anyone
- Contributes to the development of a comprehensive Group curriculum based on specific patient populations
- Develops a group program that is creative and dynamic.
- Routinely evaluates the group program using metrics, patient preferences and patient outcomes.
- Provides Alternative to Group resources for patients who cannot or decline to attend group program.
- Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues and others by acting as a preceptor or resource for new or less experienced staff
- Maintains competencies in restraint reduction, CPR, and other required in-services and certifications.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k) match
- Employer paid long term disability (LTD)
- Short term disability (STD)
- Employer paid life and AD&D Insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Flexible Spending Account
- Tuition Reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
