Clinical Responsibilities:
- Utilizes assessment data to design appropriate/applicable recreation and activity therapies in consultation with the Recreational Specialist
- Plans and develops activities according to the consumers rehabilitation needs
- Facilitates and Co-facilitates recreation therapy groups
- Implements planned activities
- Provides ongoing monitoring and interaction with consumers
- Teaches consumers the necessary skills to transition to less restrictive setting
- Assists with special facility events, such as talent shows, seasonal festivities, etc.
- Demonstrates the ability to recognize the elements of a crisis state and knows how to deescalate or resolve the situation
- Applies seclusion and restraint per AltaPointe Policy and Procedure, as required
- Effectively collaborates with the treatment team members and outside sources in the delivery of services
- Adheres to professional code of ethics
- Effectively demonstrates the application of child/adolescent and adult specific competencies
Supervision and Consultation:
- Seeks clinical supervision and consultation as needed
- Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement
- Actively works to enhance skills
Clinical Record Keeping:
- Documents in a timely fashion per AltaPointe policy
- Documents in a clear and concise manner, types of consumer problems, treatment goals addressed, and service
- Documents legibly
Courteous and respectful attitudes towards consumers, visitors and co-workers:
- Treats consumers with care, dignity and compassion
- Respects consumers privacy and confidentiality
- Is pleasant and cooperative with others
- Assists consumers and visitors as needed
- Personal values dont inhibit ability to relate and care for others
- Is sensitive to the consumers needs, expectations and individual differences
- Is gentle and calm to consumers and families
Administrative and Other Related Duties as assigned:
- Actively participates in Performance Improvement activities
- Actively participates in AltaPointe committees as required
- Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner
- Follows AltaPointe Policies and procedures
- Attends appropriate in-services training and other workshops
- Maintains current certification, if applicable, and attends required workshops and in-services
Physical Requirements:
- Frequent standing, sitting, and walking which are in bursts of 5 to 10 minutes
- Occasional forward bending from the hips while kneeling to reach to the side
- Occasional need to be able to assume a full squat/lunge from a standing position
- Occasional need to maintain back extension while being on stomach with ones own body weight on hips and legs. This position is maintained for several minutes.
- Occasionally, be able to put ones own body weight on one knee and one elbow on the same side of ones body.
- Occasionally, be able to kneel and reach to same side toward the floor.
- Lift up to 10 pounds occasionally during shift.
- Strong grasp is needed to use keys to open doors throughout the facility, and to maintain constant contact with a consumer during a take down procedure or with other hold techniques.
- Pushing/pulling force up to 25 pounds occasionally during a shift.
Minimum Qualifications:
High School diploma or equivalent. Knowledge in child/adolescent and adult specialties, outlined below, to be attained within (6) months of employment.
- Knowledge of psychiatric disorders in child/adolescent and adult populations
- Basic Knowledge of growth and development of child/adolescent and adult consumers as related to all intellectual, emotional, spiritual, and physical aspects of the consumers development
- Knowledge of cultural diversity
- Knowledge of behavior management, crisis intervention and interventions common to acute psychotic consumers, as well as to non-violent crisis intervention practices.
- Knowledge of Psychiatric Rehabilitation principles
- Knowledge of available community resources
- Knowledge of educational methods appropriate to children/adolescents and adults with severe and persistent psychiatric disorders
- Knowledge of therapeutic activities (i.e. recreation and leisure, expressive arts)