Activity Therapy Assistant

About SMMC:

Scenic Mountain Medical Center is a community health care provider serving patients in Howard County. An acute care hospital with 146 licensed beds, Scenic Mountain is Joint Commission accredited. Our specialized services include cardiology, orthopedics, maternity, diagnostic imaging, emergency care with a 24/7 level IV Trauma Center, wound care, and women's health and breast care services.

About the Shift:

Fulltime Days 8a - 5p

About the Position:

The Activity and Recreation Therapist Assistant (ARTA) provides services to BHU patients under the direction of the Activity and Recreation Therapist and as prescribed in the multi-disciplinary treatment plan. The ARTA performs target are specific assessments for each person in the BHU as assigned by the ART. Assessment to determine their level of functioning in the areas of; leisure management, sensory awareness, cognitive functioning, social functioning, physical activity and functioning, emotional stability, and substance use and abuse behaviors. Following each assessment the ARTA provides the person and the treatment team with observations and recommendations for interventions to address functional areas which complicate patient recovery and contribute to the patient’s risk for relapse. Once treatment interventions are approved by the treatment team and physician the ARTA implements interventions approved by the ART to address the functional areas. The ARTA may direct the interventions and activities of the BHU Mental Health Technicians (MHTs) when they engage BHU patients in social activities.

Regulatory Requirements:

• High School graduate or equivalent;
• BLS certification mandatory

Steward Health Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Steward Health Care does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.

This position is subject to the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Steward Health Care Workforce. Employees in this position will be required to provide adequate proof of vaccination for COVID-19 by an FDA-approved vaccine prior to starting work. Steward will consider requests for exemptions from this vaccine requirement on the basis of medical condition or sincerely held religious belief in accordance with applicable Federal laws.