DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES

The Arizona State Hospital (ASH) provides inpatient psychiatric care to persons with serious mental illness who need longterm behavioral health care. ASH promotes hope and wellness for our patients and creates opportunities to participate in planning delivering and evaluating services that assist with recovery. Treatment is individualized with goals that focus on education about an illness instilling hope and improving ones overall quality of life. The Arizona State Hospital has a wide range of positions available from our direct care staff Nurses and Behavioral Health Technicians to Social Workers Rehabilitation Specialist and Security to name a few. The Arizona State Hospital also offers 12 hour shifts for our Direct Care staff as well as some alternative work schedules flexible hours for nondirect care staff. We offer a robust benefit package including the ADHS Student Loan Assistance Program where eligible employees can receive up to $437.50 per month for their outstanding student loans. Come check us out and see how you can make a difference in the lives of all Arizonans.

Address: 501 N. 24th Street Phoenix AZ 85008

Salary: $25.6478

Grade: 18

Closing Date: Open until Filled

This position is eligible for a $5000 hiring incentive.

The Recreational Therapist 3 is involved in planning implementing coordinating and evaluating therapy programs for assigned work unit consisting of one or more special population groups which may involve supervising professional and/or paraprofessional staff. This position also provides direct therapy and/or instructing others in techniques of treatment and activities of continued care performs public awareness and informational activities maintains records and prepares reports.

Planning organizing and implementing recreational rehabilitation therapy treatment services both on and offcampus (as appropriate)
Conducting individual and group therapeutic treatment modalities including escorting patients to and from therapy sessions in addition to being certified as a 12 passenger van driver
Evaluates patients and completes recreational therapy assessments on a referral basis.
Documents treatment plans progress notes and discharge summaries in patient records as needed.
Attends and reports on patient progress in the interdisciplinary treatment planning and review conferences
Consults with interdisciplinary team members as appropriate regarding individual patient care.
Collaborates/provides partnership with community agency caregivers (as defined) and represents the Hospital in a positive and professional manner.
Monitors patients educational and community agency participation progress in collaboration without community agency providers.
Submits written and verbal reports as defined which may include formal employee evaluation training and personnel documentation.
Participates in special projects and hospital wide committee membership.
Maintains office equipment facility environment in a clean safe and orderly manner.
Perform oversight & team lead special projects within the rehabilitation therapy department. Will supervise subordinate level professional and paraprofessional rehabilitation therapy staff members.
Other duties as assigned as related to the position

Principles practices and techniques of specific rehabilitation therapy profession as well as scope and defined practice principles of credentialed discipline
Mental health principles and techniques involved in the treatment of mental health patients
Therapeutic practices and techniques of group and individual activities used in therapy
Principles practices techniques and code of ethics of the professional certification/license/registration of their individual discipline
Policies and procedures for the Hospital and practice protocols for the Rehabilitation Therapy Department van safety safe food handling practices principles of professional and recovery concepts; process and communication philosophy principles and practices
Performance Management (PM) and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies
Applying therapeutic techniques including assessment of functional skills developing treatment goals with the patient based on their strengths and needs i.e. social emotional cognitive physical and vocational
Establishing therapeutic relationships and motivating patients
Therapeutic activity design planning implementation and evaluation
Oral and written communication and documentation of progress notes in health records
Process and communication philosophy principles and procedures.
Assess patients needs as well as develop treatment plans and goals
Plan carry out and evaluate treatment programs
Write patients progress towards goals and objectives
Interpret and apply hospital rules regulations policies and procedures and protocols
Establish positive therapeutic relationships with patients
Implement and serve as lead to patient work activities
Establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with all hospital personnel
Develop effective patient treatment modalities
Implement recover concepts process and communication philosophy principles and practices
Drive up to a 12passenger van
Required to perform work at/attend meetings at alternate locations and/or travel when necessary.
Support a diverse multicultural workforce that reflects the community promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination

The ideal candidate will have:
Bachelors degree and required certification with 2 years of healthcare experience.
Preference will be given to a candidate that is a certified lifeguard.
Masters degree will substitute for 1 year of experience along with the required certification.

Requires certification as a Recreational Therapist by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation (NCTRC) or be sit eligible to take the certification exam with the goal of becoming a Certified Recreational Therapist (CTRS) within 6 months after hire or specific Health related field credential. (Music Therapist Board Certified MTBC; Art Therapist Registered ATR; Occupational Therapist OTR/L; Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA/L) along with a Bachelors degree. Note and Art Therapist Registered requires a Masters Degree
Must be able to obtain and maintain CPR and NVCI certification
A State Hospital employee must be able to obtain a valid Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card pursuant to A.R.S. 411758.07.

Driving is required for State Business.

Employees who drive on state business require possession of and the ability to retain a current valid stateissued drivers license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on state business are subject to drivers license checks must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any driver training (See Arizona Administrative Code R210207.11.

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:
Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
Paid vacation and sick time
10 paid holidays per year
Wellness program and plans
Life insurance
Short/longterm disability insurance
Defined retirement plan
Award winning Infant at Work program
Credit union membership
Transit subsidy
ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program

For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona please visit our benefits page

To help you build a financially secure future the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will make a contribution to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words you and the State will each pay 50 of the total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27 week wait period for contributions to begin.

Arizona State Government is an EOE/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All newly hired employees will be subject to EVerify Employment Eligibility Verification.