Location: Morton Hospital Posted Date: 7/23/2024 Job Type: Full Time Department: 2100.43020 SMH Geri Psych About Steward Health Care Over a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness. One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability. As the country's largest physician-led, minority-owned, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients. Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world. Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates more than 30 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. For more information, visit steward.org * Recreation Therapist 32hrs/Days POSITION SUMMARY: The Recreational Therapist develops, coordinates, and implements The Therapeutic Group Program for individual patients and daily therapeutic groups. The Recreational Therapist works in collaboration with The Interdisciplinary Treatment Team, Nursing, and CNA' to provide programming that enhances the quality of care and assists patients in meeting their treatment goals. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: * Perform patient review to provide group and/or individualized activities and interventions * Attend Interdisciplinary Treatment Team 1-2x/week * Develop and implement the Daily Group Schedule, with flexibility and creativity as needed. * Develop an activity plan for off-shifts and weekends and provides direction to staff as needed * Coordinate and document Fresh Air Group per protocol * Modify activities as needed for patients during group/individual sessions * Provide 1-1 interventions for patients unable to attend group * Document daily on each patient in EMR * Establish and maintain effective therapeutic, communicative, working relationships with all disciplines * Participate in required trainings and continuing education opportunities Management of Time and Resources: * Complete work assignments within an acceptable time frame * Utilize time and resources to the best possible advantage for successful completion of job responsibilities * Display reliability in respect to attendance and punctuality per Policy HR 01 * Recognize the importance of team efforts and partners with others to achieve positive outcomes Quality: * Is part of a team effort to ensure quality services * Offer creative solutions or alternatives to issues or concerns * Produce quality results * Continually strives to improve the quality of work * Accept responsibility for all work performed and takes appropriate corrective action as needed CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS: * Is cooperative in interactions, treating customers with courtesy, respect, and compassion * Is patient when responding to questions and answers questions appropriately * Respond to requests in a timely manner * Handle interruptions in a skillful way * Maintain a professional appearance and demeanor * Strive to prevent/resolve customer concerns to the customer's satisfaction REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS: * Ability to complete and maintain accurate and timely documentation: Crisis Prevention Tool, Psych Group Note, and Psych Interdisciplinary Treatment Plan. * Ability to plan and direct groups designed for needs of the geriatric psychiatric population * Ability to assess the quality and appropriateness of care in accordance with professional/medical center standards of care * Ability to communicate effectively with staff, providers, patients/families * Prior experience with Meditech software; MS Outlook & Word. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/LICENSURE/TECHNICAL/OTHER: Required: * Master's Degree from an accredited program in one of the following areas: Music, Art, or Recreation Therapy. * American Heart Association BLS CPR Certification Preferred: * Prior Geriatric/Psychiatric experience preferred Steward Health Care is proud to be a minority, physician owned organization. Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are at the foundation of the care we provide, the community services we support and all our employment practices. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.