ACTIVITY AIDE/COORDINATOR

UHS•Boise, ID

70d•Onsite

About The Position

Intermountain Hospital is looking for a dynamic Activity Aide to work with a variety of patients! If you have a desire to work in an engaging environment with a team of professionals dedicated to the healing and health of the patients we serve, we want to hear from you! The Activity Aide is responsible for planning and implementing activity services for assigned program, which involves implementing treatment goals and providing continuous patient care, observation, interaction, and role modeling to patients under the direction of the Director of the Activity Therapy Department. Shift: PRN Intermountain Hospital, located in Boise, has been providing quality psychiatric and chemical dependency services to Idaho's Treasure Valley and the western US since 1980. This 151-bed facility is located on 10 beautiful acres near the foothills of Idaho's dramatic Sawtooth Mountains. At Intermountain Hospital we are positively changing lives - lives that are affected by mental and emotional stress or chemical dependency. It is our philosophy that nobody needs to cope alone. We provide a safe and secure environment for addressing the pressing problems that can dominate those lives in our care. We provide a wide range of services and programs that offer evidence-based treatment proven to have positive outcomes for our patients. Our inpatient and outpatient services offer supportive and compassionate care through specialty programs that are tailored to meet the needs of our patients. Our mission is to provide safe, effective, and compassionate mental health and substance use treatment. What do our current employees value at UHS? An environment that puts patient care first. One of the most rewarding aspects of working with UHS is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times. Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career. There are very robust continuing education options and opportunities for leadership development within UHS. Supportive and responsive leadership. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. One of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies. Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.

Requirements

High School graduate required, some college preferred.
One year of related experience, with knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques with understanding of mental illness, preferred.
First Aid/CPR (we will train).
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training prior to assisting with a restraining procedure and within 90 days of employment (we will providing training).

Nice To Haves

some college
One year of related experience, with knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques with understanding of mental illness

Responsibilities

planning and implementing activity services for assigned program
implementing treatment goals
providing continuous patient care, observation, interaction, and role modeling to patients under the direction of the Director of the Activity Therapy Department