Job Description

Position 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 for the Activities Assistant III is, under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and the Supervising Mental Health Specialist 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.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Three (3) years of full-time 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 full-time experience in the mental health field.

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

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).

Posting Number: 24ST1798

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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