Therapeutic Activity Specialist

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Therapeutic Activity Specialist Location: York Hospital, York, PA Schedule: Full Time Sign-On Bonus Eligible: Yes Remote/Hybrid: No

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Full-time Days Daytime hours primarily 0800-1630 with ability to flex to patient needs. Rotating weekend hours required. 80 hrs / 2 weeks

General Summary In concert with the therapy team, treatment team members, and nursing staff, this position works collaboratively to facilitate a stable and smooth operation of the program and provides therapeutic interventions in accordance with best practice guidelines, treatment plans, and policies and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Provides day-to-day oversight of activities. Identifies times of needed patient engagement and facilitates activities on all units.
• Documents weekly group topics and assists with program performance improvement measures and outcomes.
• Promotes client attendance and participation in groups and activities and documents participation.
• Assumes responsibility for awareness of individual treatment goals in collaboration with the client and team to provide support as appropriate.
• Assumes responsibility for awareness of behavioral management plans for acute patients in cooperation with the treatment team.
• Participates in completing client-centered questionnaires as assigned.
• Provides direct support to teach behavioral symptom management techniques and assists clients in adapting to and/or coping with internal and external stresses.
• Provides support to clients and families by maintaining communication between support persons, patient, and team.
• Communicates relevant client progress to team members to promote continuity of treatment information.
• Provides practical help and side-by-side coaching and problem solving to help clients obtain necessities of daily living.
• Provides care to clients in a manner that considers safety, comfort, and the therapeutic environment.
• Exhibits clinically appropriate relational skills (e.g., accurate empathy, active listening skills).
• Manages behavioral crises including 1:1 observation, redirection, physical restraint, and team crisis interventions.
• Participates when requested in non-clinical tasks to meet patient needs and requests that do not require delegation from an RN.

Common Expectations

• Demonstrates leadership through collaboration with other team members, maintaining positive solution-focused communication, taking initiative, leading by example, demonstrating open and consistent communication, understanding of diagnosis and clinical interventions, and investing in the development of growth of staff and the program.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned client population.
• Assesses and interprets client age-specific data and provides appropriate age-specific treatment.
• Establishes and maintains positive therapeutic relationships with clients.
• Demonstrates commitment to clients, visitors, and other staff by complying with all applicable safety regulations, identifying opportunities to standardize processes and error-proof systems that will lead to increased safety, and participating in safety education programs and performance improvement as required.
• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers, fosters teamwork, and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
• Attends scheduled meetings as required.
• Maintains proficiency in principles of de-escalation.
• Completes documentation according to established standards.
• All other responsibilities as assigned by the manager/designee.

Qualifications

Minimum Education

• High School Diploma or GED Required
• Bachelors Degree Preferred

Work Experience

• 1 Year of group development/facilitation programming with Bachelors Degree Required
• OR 3 Years of group development/facilitation programming without Bachelors Degree Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent human relations and oral/written communication skills.
• Analytical skills.
• Organization and time management.
• Mental and visual ability to observe client behavior and document findings.
• Teaching ability.
• Customer service awareness and capability.
• Knowledge of current activities, therapy principles, and group counseling skills/techniques.

Benefits Offered

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Education assistance
• Financial education and support including DailyPay
• Expanded Paid Parental Leave

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