Location: New York,NY, USA
Title: Creative Arts Therapist/Wellness Program Director
About NYC Health + Hospitals
NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney provides high quality short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing care in a comfortable person-centered setting. The McKinney Team commit themselves to the delivery of compassionate, comprehensive services in manner that promotes the dignity and respect of our residents. Each resident has a qualified and caring team of physicians, nurses, dieticians, and therapists dedicated to his/her physical, mental, and emotional well-being. It is our goal to provide all residents with the best possible experience during their stay with us.
At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.
Job Description
The Wellness Program Director will be working as a part of the holistic, proactive, and preventative Helping Healers Heal (H3) program bringing workforce wellness to all NYC Health + Hospitals staff across all tours. Reporting to the H3 Leads, the Wellness Program Director is responsible for coordination, crisis support, and successful planning, deployment, improvement and integration of wellness programming. The position will be based at the partner site or service line, working closely with Central Office. The role is workforce facing and has no patient engagement responsibilities.
The Wellness Program Director will support program development and implementation, create promotional materials, and track program outcomes. This role is intended for a detail-oriented self-starter with a passion for health and wellbeing, and partnership building. The Wellness Program Director will be responsible for supporting the organizational delivery and maintenance of wellness programming throughout their site/locations. The Wellness Program Director may make regular site visits to Central Office (virtually and in-person when appropriate) to build internal capacity to deliver wellness programs that align with the NYC Health + Hospitals 8 Dimensions of Wellness Emotional, Environmental, Financial, Intellectual, Occupational, Physical, Social, and Spiritual.
The role requires coordination with Behavioral Health Services and the EAP at assigned locations, as well as to facilitate staff wellness activities such as wellness events, proactive unit-based wellness rounds, emotional support debriefs, trainings and in-services, management of the wellness room, and the adoption of unit-based wellness. This role requires consultation at all levels of the organization with leadership, departments, units, and individuals to establish wellness plans, activities (events, debriefs, trainings, etc.), and acts as contact/guide during staff crises. This person will collaborate with the H3 Lead to maintain strong relationships internally to strengthen staff wellness programming as well as co-facilitation of the H3 Steering Team.
Duties & Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
Assignment Level I 1. A valid License or Limited Permit issued by the New York State Education Department to practice as a Creative Arts Therapist. Employees working with a Limited Permit must obtain Licensure within two years from their date of appointment.
Assignment Level II 1. 2. A valid License issued by the New York State Education Department to practice as a Creative Arts Therapist; and Two years of full-time, paid, professional experience in creative arts therapy.
Assignment Level III
In addition to meeting the requirements for Assignment Levels II, Assignment Level III requires: 1. One additional year of experience.
How To Apply
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NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
Multiple employee discounts programs