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Activity Therapist, Peace Hospital
Activity Therapist, Peace HospitalUofL Health • Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Activity Therapist, Peace Hospital

Activity Therapist, Peace Hospital

UofL Health • Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Primary Location : Peace - Louisville

Address :

  • 2020 Newburg Rd. Louisville KY 40205

Shift :

First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary :

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals four medical centers nearly 200 physician practice locations more than 700 providers the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.

With more than 12000 team membersphysicians surgeons nurses pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionalsUofL Health is focused on one mission : delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description :

The activities therapist is responsible for performing therapeutic recreational assessments making recommendations for therapeutic interventions and carrying out general and specialized activity therapy interventions and programs in assigned treatment areas. This employee provides direct patient care to various patient populations including children adolescents and adults.

Essential Functions :

  • Utilizes knowledge of activity therapy to perform activity therapy assessments which accurately assess the patients abilities and needs and makes individualized specific measurable recommendations which are clinically appropriate to facilitate meeting patients treatment goals
  • Participates in interdisciplinary treatment planning meetings or gives written input offering patient updates treatment suggestions and the sharing of program observations with other treatment team members; ensures treatment plan entries are individualized specific measurable and updated as the patients needs change
  • Evaluates effectiveness of therapeutic modality or intervention in assisting patient to process therapeutic issues and feelings and in goal achievement; identifies revisions to approach / modality to further enhancepatientspositive therapeutic response and demonstrates flexibility in adapting therapeutic approach based on professional reassessment and feedback from peers and treatment team
  • Reportspatient incidents occurring in the activity therapy process promptly and concisely to the appropriate staff members
  • Develops and maintains an orderly safe and appropriately stocked supply of recreational therapeutic mediums in order to conduct safe and effective clinical activities
  • Maintains accurate patient charts by recording and updating information while ensuring confidentiality of documentation ensures documentation reflects patient(s) presentation goals of individual or group therapeutic intervention modality used and patient response in behaviorally-specific terms
  • Develops therapeutic activities for assigned patients and independently conducts a variety of therapy groups utilizing effective expressive mediums and group therapy principles appropriate for patient(s) age developmental level and clinical presentation
  • Shift Requirements :

    Shift Length (in hours) :

    8-10 hours depending on scheduling needs

    # Shifts / Week :

    4-5 days per week depending on scheduling needs

    Overtime Required :

    Infrequently Sometimes Often n / a (exempt position)

    Other Functions :

  • Assumes personal responsibility for maintaining professional development licensure practice and / or education
  • Initiates and completes special projects asassigned;e.g. participation in program development student supervision staff orientation / training
  • Maintains compliance with all company policies procedures and standards of conduct
  • Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Additional Job Description :

    Education :

  • Bachelors Degree in Psychology Therapeutic Recreation or related field (required)
  • Experience :

  • Minimum one (1) year experience providing direct individual or group therapeutic services (required)
  • Job Competency :

    Knowledge Skills and Abilities critical to this role :

  • Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services
  • This includes customer needs assessment meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction
  • Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability personality and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
  • The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
  • The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)
  • Active listeningGiving full attention to what other people are saying taking time to understand the points being made asking questions when appropriate and not interrupting at inappropriate times
  • Social perceptivenessbeing aware of others reactions and understanding why they react as they do
  • Language Ability :

  • Must be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats
  • Reasoning Ability :

  • Able to critically think through complex patient situations process improvements evidence-based practice
  • Able to assist others in developing clinical reasoning skills
  • Computer Skills :

  • Must have the ability to learn and use the electronic documentation system appropriately
  • Additional Responsibilities :

  • Demonstrates a commitment to service organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times
  • Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times
  • Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines
  • Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members
  • Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians patients residents visitors staff and the broader health care community
  • Key Skills

    Environmental Safety,J2se,ABAP,Flexcube,Health And Safety Management,BI

    Employment Type : Full-Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

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