Activities Assistant Iii - Piscataway, United States - Rutgers University

Rutgers University

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Piscataway, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Full time

Description

Position Details:

Position Information
Recruitment/Posting Title

Activities Assistant III

Full Time
Job Category

Staff & Executive

Other
Department
UBHC-Acute Treatment-PISC
Overview
Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHC's 1,060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education. UBHC, one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey.

Services are readily accessible and include:

inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community outreach and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school.

Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military, teachers, mothers of special needs children and child protective service workers.

In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support.

In addition, UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings each year.

Posting Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking an Activities Assistant III for the Inpatient Units within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.

The primary purpose of the Activities Assistant III is under the supervision of the Nurse Manager/Program Supervisor and direction of the Creative Arts Therapist, to provide therapeutic games, groups, activities for patient's leisure time and recreation projects on the acute service inpatient units.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

Assists in the completion of activity assessment on all patients and documents in the clinical record. Documents patient's response to groups in the clinical record.
Provides direct activity therapy consistent with social, emotional and developmental functioning of patients.
Participates as an active member of the interdisciplinary team.
Develops recreational groups that assist the patient in learning productive leisure activities and appropriate interaction with other people.
Maintains current knowledge base for new trends in his\her area of expertise.
Assists in maintaining a safe, therapeutic milieu.

Position Status

Full Time
Hours Per Week

Daily Work Shift

Work Arrangement

This position requires a fully onsite work arrangement.
FLSA
Nonexempt
Grade
1775
Position Salary

Annual Minimum Salary

Annual Mid Range Salary

Annual Maximum Salary

Standard Hours

40.00
Union Description
Teamsters, Local 97
Payroll Designation
PeopleSoft
Benefits

Seniority Unit

Terms of Appointment

Staff 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility

PERS

Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience
Three (3) years of fulltime paid experience in the mental health field or two (2) years of college majoring in a relevant social or health care field plus one (1) year of fulltime experience in the mental health field.

Certifications/Licenses

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ability to communicate effectively with people.
Ability to take direction.

Preferred Qualifications

Equipment Utilized

Physical Demands and Work Environment

PHYSICAL
DEMANDS:

Position requires standing 2/3 of the time, walking to 2/3 of the time, requires sitting 2/3 of the time, use of hands to finger, handle or feel 2/3 of the time, reach with hands and arms, 1/3 of the time, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl 1/3 of the time, talk or hear over 2/3 of the time.

WORK
ENVIRONMENT:
Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic).
Special Conditions