REHABILITATION THERAPIST - 60005683

State of Florida

2d • $34,760 - $64,833 • Onsite

About The Position

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)
is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.
Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.
Florida State Hospital (FSH) is a mental health treatment facility owned and operated by the State of Florida and is part of the Department of Children and Families. The department’s mission is to “work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.”

FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.
Workdays: Monday – Friday; Occasional weekend
Work Shift: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Est
THIS ADVERTISEMENT MAY BE USED TO FILL MULTIPLE VACANCIES.

This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as a Rehabilitation Therapist within Rehabilitation Services. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

This is professional work supervising and directing employees. The primary duty of the incumbent in this position is to spend the majority of their time communicating with, motivating, training and evaluating employees, planning and directing their work; and having the authority to effectively recommend actions such as: hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, promote, discharge, assign, and reward or discipline direct reports. Evaluates employees against established standards and takes appropriate actions when necessary (i.e. recognition, reward, corrective action, etc.).
The applicant selected to fill this position shall be required to submit to a pre-employment medical examination. This position requires lifting, pulling, and squatting. Duties of this position require the incumbent to be knowledgeable of and utilize the principles of Total Quality Management. This is considered a dayshift position, with working hours of 8:00am-4:30pm Mon-Fri. The position is based in the Specialty Care Unit. However, this position may provide in-unit services within various residential services program areas.
This is a Rehabilitation Therapist Position responsible to the Specialty Care Unit Dorms A-C Rehab Therapy Supervisor-SES. This is skilled professional work involved in planning and providing direct resident services through a variety of therapeutic activities in a large mental health treatment facility.Work involves evaluating programmatic and therapeutic needs, planning appropriate therapeutic services, implementing direct resident services through scheduled sessions, and ongoing evaluation of services delivered. A primary role for this position is to provide Engagment and Enrichment Services and evidence-based services such as Illness Management and Recovery, and Court Education groups in order to promote person-centered recovery for individuals served.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of one of the allied health field disciplines or one of the rehabilitative sciences.
• Knowledge of interviewing techniques.
• Ability to interview clients to identify needs.
• Ability to plan and conduct rehabilitation therapy programs.
• Ability to prepare reports.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to write evaluation and progress reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in an allied health field, one of the behavioral or rehabilitative sciences, music therapy, music education, or music, physical education with course work in adaptive physical education, vocational education, sociology, trades and arts education, industrial arts education, leisure studies with course work in therapeutic recreation, or horticulture therapy is preferred.
• Professional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the preferred college education.

Responsibilities

• Conducts interviews and assessments, performs record reviews and consults with recovery team members to identify resident service needs (strengths, needs, abilities and preferences).
• Provides direct resident services including, but not limited to Illness Management and Recovery, Competency Restoration/Court Education, and Enrichment (services aimed at maintaining or increasing knowledge, skills, and abilities for improving overall quality of life and promoting successful community integration such as chair exercising, reminiscing groups or sensory stimulation exercises).
• Documents progress and resident reactions/perspective of individual progress by completing progress notes and service attendance according to the mental health facility procedures and policies.
• Coordinates frequent program evaluations, evaluates intended outcomes, and identifies improvement processes. Participates in performance improvement initiatives individually and by working with teams and revises/develops programs as directed by supervisor.
• Maintains current training required by the facility and increases knowledge of best practices and new techniques for service delivery. Provides learning opportunities, supervision, and mentorship for trainees including interns, volunteers, and community visitors. Provides role modeling and training for other staff as directed by supervisor.
• Provides support for unit and hospital-wide activities and initiatives as directed by supervisor. Escorts residents to activities as directed by supervisor and maintains a safe environment.
• Performs other related work as required.

Benefits

• Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits.
• For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level