About this role
It's more than a career, it's a calling. IL-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia
Worker Type: Regular
Job Highlights:
This is a full-time, variable shift position working 32 hours per week. The exact hours are to be determined - 8-hour shifts with a rotating weekend schedule.
MUST have a bachelor's degree in behavioral health or related field. Need to have ability to lead engaging recreational and leisure therapy groups, work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team members, and maintain a therapeutic, supportive approach when working with behavioral health patients.
Pay Range: $19.94 - $29.91
Pay Rate Type: Hourly
SSM Health values the skills and talents that each team member brings to our organization. Compensation for this role is based on a variety of components including relevant experience, labor market, and other qualifications. The posted pay range for this position is what SSM Health reasonably expects, in good faith, to offer based on the circumstances at the time of posting. SSM Health may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.
Job Summary: Develops and implements activity therapy treatment plans.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Conducts patient assessments and establishes recreational/leisure therapy treatment goals. • Evaluates each patient's progress and the effectiveness of recreational/leisure therapy interventions. • Coordinates therapeutic recreational/leisure activities for both large and small groups. Observes patient response and encourages socialization. • Provides patient with information regarding resources and therapeutic recreational/leisure activities in the community. • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. • Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
• Bachelor's degree in Behavioral Health or related field
EXPERIENCE
• No experience required
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Constant standing. • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. • Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. • Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. • Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more). • Frequent walking, reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry. • Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. • Occasional lifting/moving patients. • Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors. • Occasional driving. • Rare crawling.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
• None
Department: 9272000207 Psych Social Services
Work Shift: Variable Shift (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 32
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