Activity Specialist jobs in Las Vegas, NV

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging• Autonomy in a warm team environment• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including: • DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it! • Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching• Company paid life insurance• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service. 

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

How you make a difference

The Activity Specialist is responsible for creating and implementing engaging and therapeutic activities to support patients with mental and emotional disabilities during their treatment. They provide a safe and supportive environment where patients can freely communicate their ideas, thoughts, and feelings through various activities. Additionally, the Activity Specialist collaborates with hospital and community members on arts projects and supports the hospital with special events and holidays. 

Key Responsibilities

• Develops customized curriculum based on individual patient's functional skill assessments. 
• Creates and implements activities in all stages of Role Recovery, utilizing creativity. 

• Conducts activities for patients in both group and individual settings. 
• Plans and selects appropriate activities for special events and occasions. 
• Collaborates with all hospital departments and programs to meet patients' needs, documenting activities in the electronic medical record and working with other specialists in conducting group sessions. 

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent required. 
• Bachelor Degree in Human Services or related field strongly preferred, certification a plus.

Experience

• Experience conducting art and/or other activities in a therapeutic or educational environment. Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department. Willingness and ability to work weekends and evenings.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume.  Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.