REHABILITATION THERAPIST - F/C - 60074363

REHABILITATION THERAPIST - F/C - 60074363

This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as a Rehabilitation Therapist F/C within Rehabilitation Services. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• Performing skilled professional work involved in planning and providing direct resident services through a variety of therapeutic activities in a large mental health facility.
• Evaluating programmatic and therapeutic needs, planning appropriate therapeutic services, implementing direct resident services through scheduled sessions, and ongoing evaluation of services delivered.
• Providing direct resident services including psychiatric rehabilitation, treatment, and enrichment.
• Documenting progress and resident reactions/perspective of individual progress by completing progress notes according to the mental health facility procedures and policies.
• Conducting interviews and assessments, performing record reviews and consulting with recovery team members to identify resident service needs.
• Coordinating frequent program evaluations, evaluating intended outcomes, and identifying improvement processes.
• Participating in performance improvement initiatives individually and by working with teams and revising/developing programs as directed by supervisor.
• Maintaining current training required by the facility and increasing knowledge of best practices and new techniques for service delivery.
• Providing learning opportunities, supervision, and mentorship for trainees including interns, volunteers and community visitors.
• Providing role modeling and training for other staff as directed by supervisor.
• Providing support for hospital-wide activities and initiatives as directed by supervisor.
• Escorts residents to activities as directed by supervisor and maintains a safe environment.

Knowledge, skills and abilities required for the position:

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of one of the allied health field disciplines or one of the rehabilitative sciences.
• Knowledge of interviewing techniques.
• Ability to interview clients to identify needs.
• Ability to plan and conduct rehabilitation therapy programs.
• Ability to prepare reports.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to write evaluation and progress reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Minimum qualifications:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in an allied health field, one of the behavioral or rehabilitative sciences, music therapy, music education, or music, physical education with course work in adaptive physical education, vocational education, sociology, trades and arts education, industrial arts education, leisure studies with course work in therapeutic recreation, or horticulture therapy is preferred. Professional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the preferred college education.

Location: Chattahoochee, FL, US, 32324