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Activity Therapist - Bosque Farms New Mexico
Company: Haven Behavioral
Location: Bosque Farms, New Mexico
Posted On: 05/08/2025
Activity Therapist
Schedule: PRN (as needed)
Offering Hope, Health and Healing
Haven Behavioral Hospital of Albuquerque is seeking caring and compassionate people to join our team of devoted healthcare professionals.
About Haven of Albuquerque
Haven Behavioral Hospital of Albuquerque is a 48-bed licensed, acute care behavioral hospital that provides a safe, nurturing environment for the treatment of complex mental health issues.
We offer innovative, customized treatment in both inpatient and outpatient programs, customizing our care based on your individual needs and preferences. Our compassionate, expert treatment is designed to help our patients move past their illness and take back control of their life. Haven provides both intensive inpatient and outpatient therapies that address a wide range of mental health conditions and mood disorders.
Our expert, customized treatment strategies offer relief from the debilitating symptoms of mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, PTSD, ADHD, bipolar disorder, psychosis, and schizophrenia.
Why Haven of Albuquerque
- A small family like environment where focus is on patient outcomes
- Dedicated, passionate leaders who are hands-on and accessible.
- The opportunity to make a difference in our patients lives every day.
POSITION SUMMARY:
--- Provide group therapeutic activities for assigned patients as scheduled.
--- Assess patient needs and facilitate activities that are appropriate to age, development, needs and interests of the patients served.
--- Document group sessions in the medical record per hospital requirements.
--- Provide services as a member of the multidisciplinary team and as directed by the attending physician, the Director of Social Services or Activity Therapy Coordinator and the patient's treatment plan.
--- Communicate with nursing staff any changes in a patient's status, including medical or behavioral.
--- Interact with patients, family members, external entities and internal staff professionally and respectfully.
--- Work collaboratively with all treatment team members to create a treatment environment that supports the hospital's mission to provide exemplary patient care and customer service.
--- Act to preserve patient and family dignity and safety.
--- Documentation for medical records and reports are timely, legible, thorough, and in required format.
--- Document as required including assessments, treatment plans, and group notes.
--- Update and revise treatment plan as assigned and per policy.
--- Ability to effectively listen, process received information, and express ideas verbally and in writing.
--- Ability to initiate action, takes personal responsibility, suggest improvements, and solve problems within scope of job without being asked.
--- Ability to understand and comply with government regulations, regulatory standards and hospital policies.
--- Ability to record, report, and maintain confidentiality of information and respond to requests for information.
--- Ability to get assigned work done in an acceptable manner, in the time allotted, with minimal prompting or reminders.
Qualifications
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor's in Art, Music, Dance Therapy or Therapeutic Recreation or related discipline.
- Master's Degree Preferred.
- Licensure or Certification as required by accreditation or certification body specific to the individual's discipline.
EXPERIENCE: Three years clinical experience in a psychiatric setting, with at least one year's experience applying activity therapy methods and techniques preferred.
In accordance with the emergency regulation issued by the City of Philadelphia requiring hospital workers to be fully vaccinated, all employees and contractors of Haven Behavioral Hospital of Philadelphia are required to be fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine.
Haven Behavioral Healthcare is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.EDUCATION:
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