Activity Therapist

Activity Therapist

Job Type: Full Time, Days

Your experience matters

At Centra Behavioral Health Hospital, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In your role, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

Come join us in our journey of opening a brand-new hospital!

Why join us 

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers: 

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Brand new facility: Brand new hospital, built from the ground up, with cutting edge equipment and technology!

How you'll contribute 

The Activity Therapist serves as a member of the interdisciplinary team to provide evidence-based activity services to patients hospitalized for treatment of substance abuse, dual diagnosis, or psychiatric or emotional disorders. The Activity Therapist plans, organizes and directs medically approved activity programs including such activities as holidays and special events, social activities, relaxation techniques, music-based interventions, leisure educational games, and expressive arts to assist patients to develop interpersonal relationships, increase motivation, to socialize effectively, and to develop confidence needed to participate in group activities. Activity Therapist regulates content of the programs in accordance with patients' capabilities, needs, interests, and treatment plan.

Responsibilities: 

• Applies appropriate theory and standards for decision and actions regarding therapeutic practices.

• Assesses patient needs utilizing cultural, religious, and physical disabilities, in the determination of capabilities in groups and with specific activities.

• Documents the patient's response to interventions pertinent to patient treatment on daily/weekly progress status, as appropriate.

• Completes all assessments within the time frame allotted and contributes to assessment workload balance between therapists.

• Formulates the initial and subsequent treatment programs in accordance with the attending physician's/licensed practitioner's treatment orders.

• Develops a plan of care with specific and measurable goals, objectives, and interventions defining actions unique to each patient's needs.

• Provides therapy treatment procedures according to the treatments plan, communicate, and work with the patient to achieve the greatest benefit and resolution.

• Maintains constant communication with the treatment team, therapist, and physician/licensed practitioner when patient is not responding the treatments.

• Contributes to the effective functioning of the patient's program. Understands the age differences and the corresponding developmental needs.

• Provides activities suitable to the patient's needs and offers a variety of stimuli in accordance with the treatment plan.

• Maintains a quality program to satisfy the therapeutic needs of the patient. Offers direction and education to maintain clear communication of expectations.

• Provides quality programming to support the objectives of the patient and their needs.

• Reassesses and updates treatment plan goals when there are significant changes in the patient's condition in compliance with facility policy or after patient's stay has exceeded 7 days.

• Contributes to treatment planning with feedback to clinical and program staff to achieve therapeutic interventions.

• Provides direction to clinical and unit staff regarding activity related groups.

• Provides input into patient's AT goals to the treatment teams and records any treatment updates on the treatment update form in treatment team when applicable.

Qualifications and requirements

Applicants should possess the following qualifications and skills:

• Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institute in Recreational Therapy (CTRS), Music Therapy (MT-BC), Art Therapy (ATR, ATR-BC, ATR-P LPAT), or similar field required.

• Experience: Previous experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients preferred.

• License: Current unencumbered certification/license/registration required per state of practice guidelines.

• Additional Requirements: CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days. May be required to work flexible hours, holidays, and overtime.

About Us 

Centra Behavioral Health Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone-your experience matters

EEOC Statement

Centra Behavioral Health Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Centra Behavioral Health Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.