Job Details

Job Details

Job Location
CA, Atascadero - Atascadero State Hospital - Atascadero, CA

Position Type
Full-Time

Education Level
Bachelor's Degree

Travel Percentage
None

Job Shift
Day

Job Category
Behavioral Health Professional & Support

Description

The Behavioral Health Activities Therapist provides rehabilitative programs and services through appropriate patient assessment, service planning, therapeutic activities, discharge planning, and community reintegration to develop, maintain, or restore physical, emotional, and social competencies of the patients. This professional provides recovery-focused treatment activities and participates on the treatment teams of patients assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in recreation therapy or closely related field required
• National Certification Counsel for Activity Professionals (NCCAP) certification preferred
• Completion of an approved clinical internship in the appropriate rehabilitation specialty in an approved hospital or rehabilitation center affiliated with the college required
• Individuals who are registered or certified with the appropriate therapy association but have not completed a clinical internship because it was not a component of the academic program at the time required to have completed a minimum of two (2) years of full-time paid experience in a clinical, residential, or community-based setting after receipt of the required degree to be admitted into the exam
• Ability to obtain a security clearance, to include drug screen and criminal background check