Position Summary/Essential Duties:

Organizes and conducts daily therapeutic programs to facilitate rehabilitation of people with psychosocial illnesses; assesses, maintains and develops programs to enhance social, cognitive, physical and emotional functioning of patients.

Essential duties include:

1. Perform assessment for functional and rehabilitative needs that may include activities of daily living; community living skills; social, leisure and vocational skills; self-care.

2. Provide quality therapeutic recreational and expressive therapy in group or individual setting

3. Educate patient/family/caregiver in skills applicable for discharge plan.

4. Participate in the interdisciplinary care process.

5. Perform other department activities such as, but not limited to documentation, billing, support of department operations, etc.