Nursing Diversional Activities Specialist 2025-00796
Nursing Diversional Activities Specialist 2025-00796
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Description and Functions
- Open Until Filled
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The Diversional Activity Technician is a Certified Nurse Assistant position that uses leisure and light recreational activities to promote selfesteem and personal fulfillment with the patients at the Wyoming State Hospital. With an emphasis on holistic care they will provide social physical and intellectual support after hours and on weekends.The Wyoming Department of Health offers an excellent benefits package including:
Medical/dental/vision/life insurance.
Paid vacation sick leave and holidays.
State retirement plan and deferred compensation.
Longevity pay.
The city of Evanston is a small Rocky Mountain community that is a 45minute drive from the worldfamous ski slopes of Park City Utah. The area surrounding Evanston is excellent for recreational activities such as hiking camping fishing biking snowmobiling and crosscountry skiing.
Human Resource Contact: Brenda Hales / /
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed at the job level.- Assists with the development and administration of diversional activities including recreational or leisure activities.
- Develops implements and evaluates specific diversional activities.
- Creates a schedule that includes daily weekly monthly and annual diversional activities for groups of patients.
- Monitors participants during diversional activities to ensure hospital safety.
- Completes regular inventories of supplies and equipment and prepares requests for new or replacement equipment and supplies.
- Documents daily progress notes detailing how patients responded to the activities.
- Prepares schedules for diversional activities across multiple units.
Qualifications
PREFERENCES:
Preference may be given to those with current Recreational / CNA certification.
KNOWLEDGE:- Knowledge of rules and regulations pertaining to the area of specialization.
- Knowledge of Therapeutic Communication skills and building strong working relationships with patients.
- Knowledge of verbal deescalation techniques.
- Knowledge of emergent and dangerous situations and how to physically respond to them utilizing MANDTapproved techniques.
- Knowledge of individual and group work techniques used in diversional activities.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Education:Bachelors Degree (typically in Recreation Therapy)Experience:01 year of progressive work experience (typically in Recreation Therapy)
Certificates Licenses Registrations:
NoneOREducation & ExperienceSubstitution:34 years of progressive work experience (typically in Recreation Therapy)Certificates Licenses Registrations:NoneNecessary Special Requirements
PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Ability to perform CPR First Aide Crisis Management and utilize proper infection control and defensive driving practices.
- Ability to stand for long periods.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds or onequarter of ones body weight with assistance.
NOTES:
- FLSA: NonExempt
- A background check including the taking of fingerprints will be completed through the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation the Department of Family Services and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for every successful applicant.
- Preemployment drug and alcohol testing will be conducted on safetysensitive positions. Drug testing will be completed on any position if reasonable suspicion exists.
- The Wyoming State Hospital uses EVerify an Internetbased system to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
Supplemental Information
048Department of Health Behavioral Health Division Wyoming State Hospital
Clickhere to view the State of Wyoming Classification and Pay Structure.
URL: State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.Class Specifications are subject to change please refer to the A & I HRD Website to ensure that you have the most recent version.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
