Therapist

Hunterdon Medical Center • Flemington, NJ

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About The Position

Provides therapeutic recreation, activities, and leisure counseling for behavioral health and substance use patients in inpatient and outpatient settings.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Health related field, or mental health field with recreation specialization
• Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Certification within 1 year of hire. Completion of Hunterdon Health's approved behavior management training upon hire and annually thereafter.
• Clinical training shall include assessment skills and clinical interventions for a wide range of behavioral health and substance use populations, which meet accepted and current standards of care.
• Must have the ability to facilitate groups.
• Experience in Crisis Intervention.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to organize and prioritize, works effectively in stressful situations.
• Clinician demonstrates knowledge of evidenced based practices in the provision of care included but not limited to: Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), and Universal Screening for SUD.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in in mental health field
• Two years clinical experience working with behavioral health and substance use populations
• Certified Therapeutic Recreational Specialist
• Knowledge of behavioral health and substance misuse disorders.

Responsibilities

• Provides therapeutic recreational interventions for behavioral health and substance use populations.
• Maintains compliance with all standards of JCAHO, DOH, regulatory agencies, and specialty recommendations.
• Maintains Patient Safety
• Documentation of Care
• Professional Development
• Collaboration with the interdisciplinary team for treatment and discharge planning
• Facilitates recreational groups, and individualized recreation therapy. Completes accurate and timely documentation of groups and individual treatments
• Maintains inventory of recreation and unit items. Orders par levels as needed.
• Assists in general unit needs
• Other responsibilities as needed by the unit

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• family forming
• paid time off
• tuition reimbursement
• retirement savings

What This Job Offers

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