Activities Coordinator

NOTE: This position is currently filled. However, it is the policy of Freedom Behavioral to continue to take applications so that we can ensure there is no disruption in patient care if a vacancy occurs.

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POSITION SUMMARY:

The Activity Coordinator plans, directs, and coordinate medically-approved activities within the psychiatric program schedule for patients within the facility. The activities include leisure skills, social activities, physical/exercise, cognitive challenges and arts and crafts. The Activity Coordinator assesses the patients’ leisure, social, and recreation status as part of the overall biopsychosocial assessment process. The Activity Coordinator participates as a member of the treatment team; formulating goals and interventions based off the identified needs of the patients’ condition and recommends appropriate recreational activity. The Activity Coordinator provides groups aimed at development of the patient’s social, leisure and physical needs. The Activity Coordinator demonstrates the ability to accurately provide the groups and document the patient’s response to the interventions. The Activity Coordinator incorporates the response to the group interventions into the patient’s plan of care. The Activity Coordinator provides support to the clinical department through teamwork and input into the patient’s overall psychosocial needs.

WORKING CONDITONS:

Work environment characteristics are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally be exposed to fumes or airborne particles.  The noise level in the work environment may be moderate to high.  The work environment may include chemicals used for cleaning, and have dust, mist, and stream generated in housekeeping tasks.  This is a smoke-free workplace. Work requires spending approximately 75% or more of the time inside a building that offers protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. 

The employee must provide documentation of a tuberculosis test during new-hire orientation and annually thereafter.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to stand on feet for moderate periods of time, standing couls be as high as 60-80% per working shift per day.  Must be able to sit for extended periods of time, at least 4 hours. A certain amount of walking and standing are often necessary to carry out job duties.  Lifting/carrying may exceed 10 pounds.

Additional work environment characteristics may include: performing repetitive tasks/motion, and hearing alarms, telephone, and normal speaking voice. Stress is identified as a job hazard resulting from a hectic environment with frequent interruptions. The environment alone presents a certain amount of risk servicing psychiatric patients in acute and crisis needs

The position also requires:

Reaching:

Extending the hands and arms in any direction.

Handling:

Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with the hand or hands.

Fingering:

Picking, pinching, and otherwise working with the fingers primarily.

Feeling:

Perceiving such attributes of objects and materials as size, shape, temperature or texture by means of receptors in the skin, particularly those of the fingertips.

Talking:

Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.

Hearing:

Perceiving the nature of sounds by the ear.

Seeing:

Obtaining impressions through the eyes of the shape, size, distance, motion, or other characteristics of objects.  The major visual functions are: (a) acuity – far and near; (b) depth perception; (c) field of vision; (d) accommodation; (e) color vision.

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Exposure Category:   Category II (tasks involve potential for exposure to blood, bodily fluids, or tissues.)

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education:       High School Degree.   

License:           Certification through an approved certification program designed to train the components of      Activity Therapy duties licenses by State.              

Experience:      One year experience performing duties in a Healthcare setting.

Additional Requirement

Effective verbal communication skills

Effective organizational skills

Effective interpersonal skills

Analytical problem solving skills

Ability to read and comprehend written instructions; ability to follow verbal instructions

Proficient knowledge of PC computers

Basic understanding of DSM V diagnostic criteria

Basic understanding of medical and psychiatric diagnoses and conditions

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND/OR REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:

Photo ID

Social Security Card/Driver’s License

Primary Source Verification of education

Copy of clinical license if applicable

CPR

Behavioral Management Training