Director of Recreation Therapy Job at Generations Behavioral Health, Geneva, OH

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  • Generations Behavioral Health
  • Geneva, OH

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Salary:

Generations Behavioral Health an Equal Opportunity Employer is seeking a CTRS or Recreational, Art, Or Music Therapist for its Psychiatric Hospital.

Applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and be able to provide proof of vaccination.

Generations Behavioral Health is dedicated to providing services to adults and their families who are experiencing problems related to mental illness with the best trained and motivated professionals resulting in exceptional outcomes. Our commitment to compassion and integrity is an integral part of our plan of care. The Recreational, Art, Or Music Therapist/ CTRS organizes and conducts daily therapeutic programs to facilitate rehabilitation of people with psychosocial illnesses; assesses, maintains, and develops programs to enhance social, cognitive, physical, and emotional functioning of geriatric patients.

This position ensures patient-centered care and safety provided is in alignment with the culture, philosophy, organization and practices of the hospital. Provides specialty services operating in a range of clinical settings, and coordinates with health care team members to plan and implement patient care.

Supervisory Responsibility: Supervises the following positions: Activities Assistant

Position Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree and graduate of an accredited school in Recreation Therapy, Art Therapy, Music Therapy, or general Expressive Therapy OR CTRS licensed
  • Previous experience in geriatric and/or behavioral health setting, preferred.
  • Two years relevant experience preferred.

Key Responsibilities / Job Accountabilities:

  • Responsible to plan, conduct, direct, and coordinate the patients needs through therapeutic programming and activities in a group and/or individual setting.
  • Complete assessments for functional and rehabilitative needs that may include activities of daily living; community living skills; social, leisure, and vocational skills.
  • Promote patient empowerment and self-care activities.
  • Educate patient, family, and caregiver in skills applicable for discharge plan.
  • Train other team members in provision of therapeutic programming and activities while maintaining safety procedures. Practice safety and health code standards.
  • Document services in accordance with hospital policy and requirements.
  • Participate in the interdisciplinary team conferences to review patient progress.

Additional Skills / Qualifications:

  • Have knowledge of therapeutic processes, growth and development, limit setting, behavior management, and establishing/maintaining therapeutic relationships and boundaries appropriate to age of patient population served.
  • Prepare facility (fields, rooms, etc.) for planned events.
  • Create treatment plans and programming that meet patients needs and interests.
  • Plan and implement interventions to prevent harm to patients.
  • Help patients learn social skills needed to become or remain independent.
  • Teach patients about ways to cope with anxiety or depression.
  • Record and analyze a patient progress.
  • Evaluate interventions for effectiveness.
  • Develop and create new applications, ideas, systems, or products.
  • Participate in quality monitoring and improvement process for programming and activities.

Final salary is determined by experience and education

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