REHABILITATION THERAPIST 3 - LEAD

Arizona Department of Administration•Phoenix, AZ

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Arizona State Hospital (ASH) provides inpatient psychiatric care to persons with serious mental illness who need long-term behavioral health care. ASH promotes hope and wellness for our patients and creates opportunities to participate in planning, delivering and evaluating services that assist with recovery. Treatment is individualized with goals that focus on education about an illness, instilling hope and improving one's overall quality of life. The Arizona State Hospital has a wide range of positions available, from our direct care staff, nurses and behavioral health technicians to social workers, rehabilitation specialist and security to name a few. The Arizona State Hospital also offers 12-hour shifts for our direct care staff as well as some alternative work schedules, flexible hours for non-direct care staff. We offer a robust benefit package, including the ADHS Student Loan Assistance Program where eligible employees can receive up to $300.00 per month for their outstanding student loans. Come check us out and see how you can make a difference in the lives of all Arizonans.

Requirements

Principles, practices, and techniques of specific rehabilitation therapy profession as well as scope and defined practice principles of credentialed discipline
Mental health principles and techniques involved in the treatment of mental health patients
Therapeutic practices and techniques of group and individual activities used in therapy
Principles, practices, techniques, and code of ethics of the professional certification/license/registration of their individual discipline
Policies and procedures for the Hospital and practice protocols for the Rehabilitation Therapy Department, van safety, safe food handling practices, principles of professional assault, and recovery concepts; process and communication philosophy principles and practices
Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies
Applying therapeutic techniques including assessment of functional skills, developing treatment goals with the patient based on their strengths and needs, i.e., social, emotional, cognitive, physical and vocational
Establishing therapeutic relationships and motivating patients
Therapeutic activity design, planning, implementation and evaluation
Oral and written communication and documentation of progress notes in health records
Process and communication philosophy principles and procedures.
Assess patient's needs as well as develop treatment plans and goals
Plan, carry out, and evaluate treatment programs
Write patient's progress towards goals and objectives
Interpret and apply hospital rules, regulations, policies and procedures and protocols
Establish positive therapeutic relationships with patients
Implement and serve as lead to patient work activities
Establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with all hospital personnel
Develop effective patient treatment modalities
Implement recover concepts, process and communication philosophy principles and practices
Drive up to a 12-passenger van
Required to perform work at/attend meetings at alternate locations and/or travel when necessary.
Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination
Requires certification as a Recreational Therapist by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation (NCTRC) or be sit eligible to take the certification exam with the goal of becoming a Certified Recreational Therapist (CTRS) within 6 months after hire or specific Health related field credential. (Music Therapist - Board Certified, MT-BC; Art Therapist Registered, ATR; Occupational Therapist, OTR/L; Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA/L) along with a Bachelor's degree. Note, and Art Therapist Registered requires a Master's Degree
Must be able to obtain and maintain CPR and NVCI certification
A State Hospital employee must be able to obtain a valid Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1758.07.
Employees who drive on state business require possession of and the ability to retain a current, valid state-issued driver’s license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license checks, must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any driver training (See Arizona Administrative Code R2-10-207.11).

Nice To Haves

Preference will be given to a candidate that is a certified lifeguard.

Responsibilities

Planning, organizing and implementing recreational rehabilitation therapy treatment services both on and off-campus (as appropriate)
Conducting individual and group therapeutic treatment modalities, including escorting patients to and from therapy sessions in addition to being certified as a 12- passenger van driver
Evaluates patients and completes recreational therapy assessments on a referral basis.
Documents treatment plans, progress notes, and discharge summaries in patient records as needed.
Attends and reports on patient progress in the interdisciplinary treatment planning and review conferences
Consults with interdisciplinary team members, as appropriate regarding individual patient care.
Collaborates/provides partnership with community agency caregivers (as defined) and represents the Hospital in a positive and professional manner.
Monitors patients' educational and community agency participation progress in collaboration without community agency providers.
Submits written and verbal reports as defined which may include formal employee evaluation, training and personnel documentation.
Participates in special projects and hospital wide committee membership.
Maintains office equipment, facility environment in a clean, safe and orderly manner.
Perform oversight & team lead special projects within the rehabilitation therapy department. Will supervise subordinate level professional and para-professional rehabilitation therapy staff members.
Other duties as assigned as related to the position