Rehabilitation Therapist (Various Specialties - Safety)

Rehabilitation Therapist (Safety)

The Rehabilitation Therapist (Safety) will be directed by the Supervising Rehabilitation Therapist in collaboration with the Program Director, Chief of Rehabilitation Therapy Services at the Department of State Hospitals Atascadero (ASH). The incumbent will be responsible for the following duties but not limited to:

• Conduct and prepare written Rehabilitation Therapy assessments/evaluations
• Participate in Treatment Plan meetings to review each patient's progress towards community reintegration
• Provide written documentation on patients' progress pertaining to their rehabilitation therapy program
• Organize, plan and conduct rehabilitation therapy/leisure skill groups
• Provide and maintain a monthly activity calendar of all supplemental rehabilitation therapy programs offered on the unit board
• Applies and demonstrates knowledge of correct methods in Therapeutic Strategies and Interventions (TSI)
• Assist in the maintenance of a safe and secure environment through response to physical assaults, escape attempts or other major patient disturbance, and assist in the management of the conduct of the patients

Eligibility: To be considered for this career opportunity, applicants must have eligibility by way of one of the following: reachable on a certification list, have transfer eligibility, or have reinstatement eligibility. It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications specified in the examination bulletin/classification specifications. If you do not have eligibility, you must take the exam. The examination is a separate process from applying for this vacancy.