Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar care at one of the top healthcare organizations in the nation.
As an Activities Therapist in the Adolescent Psych Unit, you will help improve patient outcomes through various therapeutic interventions and supports. Your ability to connect with each teen on a deep level can facilitate surprising results and make a lasting, meaningful difference in their lives every day. Your role is essential to our mission to provide the best healthcare experience possible. All the while, you can take advantage of the numerous individual and professional development opportunities offered within the Cleveland Clinic Enterprise.
A caregiver in this position works days from 8:30AM – 9:00PM.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
- Provide Therapeutic Programming assessments, written treatment plans, programming and ongoing notes in conjunction with the overall treatment objectives for a given patient.
- Design, research and implement therapeutic interventions to address designated needs of the patients.
- Assess and document the patient's attendance and evaluate participation in therapeutic interventions.
- Attend and contribute to interdisciplinary team meetings.
- Demonstrate effective group leadership skills in the treatment of patients and adapting the group (task, environment, time, location) to changing patient or staff needs.
- Complete routine paperwork within prescribed time frames and accurately document all pertinent and meaningful observations and information on appropriate forms.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Recreational Therapy, Art Therapy, and/or Expressive Therapy
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification and WELLE De-escalation training within 90 days of hire
- Master's Degree for Art Therapy candidates
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Registered Art Therapist (ATR) or Registered Art Therapist Provisional (ATR-P)
- Experience providing therapeutic services in the Behavioral Health setting
- Six months of group work and program planning/development experience
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Physical Requirements:
- Standing and walking more than 80% of time.
- Sitting less than 20% of the time.
- Hand and finger dexterity, reaching with arms and hands more than 75% of the time.
- Close vision and depth perception more than 50% of the time.
- Hearing and talking more than 80% of the time.
- Lifting over 100 pounds (with assistance), frequently pushing and pulling less than 25% of the time.
- Exposure to Communicable diseases.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.
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The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System’s Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
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