Job Description

Job Description and Duties

METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL- Located in Norwalk, Los Angeles County

Rehabilitation Therapist, State Facilities (Music-Safety) (Department State Hospital, Metropolitan; Norwalk, CA): Use music media and activities to provide a non-threatening, self-motivating experience to assist patients in relating to the immediate environment, the self, and the community. Provide an atmosphere compatible with behavioral change, self-expression, and nonverbal and verbal communications. Responsible for the direct provision of treatment services to the patient on the home unit and in the Treatment Mall. Provide rehabilitation services to patients within the overall scope of services, techniques, and programs authorized by the Rehabilitation Therapy Service at the Department of State Hospitals. Organize, plan, and provide recovery-oriented courses/groups/activities with the focus dictated by patient's objectives. Provide orientation for all patients regarding rehabilitation groups and leisure activities. Inform patients of other special events and activities available to them in the hospital. Meet with, and provide rehabilitation therapy services for, patients who have identified needs. Organize, promote, implement, or coordinate events, including holiday recognition or special events, that may enhance the patient's quality of life while hospitalized. Coordinate unit party fund expenditures. Meet regularly with unit activity coordinator to help plan unit parties and leisure activities. Assist in the maintenance of a safe and secure environment through accountability and supervision of controlled items used in Rehabilitation Therapy activities, responding to therapeutic strategies interventions (TSI), security breaches, and intervention or management of a patient’s behavior. Assess each assigned patient’s interest in rehabilitation therapy interventions and provide written documentation of assessment in the patient's medical record. Create treatment objectives based on information gathered during assessment. Gather information on patient progress on their objectives through attendance in shift changes, interdisciplinary teams, group observation, patient interview, and chart review. Participate in the Treatment Plan Conference (TxPC) of each assigned patient providing documentation of the patient's progress in the TxP prior to the TxPC. Participate in professional development activities by completing all hospital core training as scheduled, attending colloquia, special workshops, seminars, conferences, service off-sites, continuing education, individual study, or other avenues of professional development. Attend and participate in monthly Rehabilitation Therapy Department service meetings. Complete and file the appropriate note identifying the patient's progress weekly, monthly, and/or quarterly.

Minimum requirements: Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Music Therapy or related field. Completion of an approved clinical internship in the appropriate rehabilitation specialty in an approved hospital or rehabilitation center affiliated with the college.

Must have experience with: principles, procedures, techniques, trends, and literature of rehabilitation services, especially those relating to developmental, mental, or physical disordered offenders; the process of restoration, maintenance, and development of capabilities; mental health education, scope and activities of private and public health and welfare agencies; characteristics of mental, emotional, physical, and developmental disorders, current trends in mental health, public health, and public welfare, federal and state programs; establishing and maintaining the confidence and cooperation of persons contacted in the work; secure accurate clinical data and record such data systematically; composing clear, accurate, and concise reports; interpreting statistical data; analyze situations accurately and taking effective action.

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Special Requirements

• The position(s) require(s) a Drug Screening be passed prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) Medical Clearance prior to being hired.

Unless there is a specific request to be notified via USPS mail, our main contact will be via email. Email correspondence regarding this job posting will primarily come from MSH.Recruitment@dsh.ca.gov. It is the applicant’s responsibility to check their email inbox, including junk/spam emails for any correspondence regarding their application status. In addition, applicants are encouraged to keep their CalCareers profile updated with a current telephone number, mailing address, and email.

Employees applying for this position who wish to be considered on a transfer basis must meet the minimum qualifications and all transfer rules. You may also be required to provide additional documents, such as copies of your college transcripts during the screening process when applicable. Please provide proof of the highest paying class you were permanently appointed to from an eligible list.

All Examination and/or Employment Application forms must include: “to” and “from” dates (month/day/year); time base; and civil service class titles. Examination and/or Employment Application forms received without this information will be rejected. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed Examination and/or Employment Application (STD. 678) form.

Note : If you are applying for multiple positions, you must complete a STD 678 for each position separately. Incomplete applications or applications received with multiple positions listed on one application will not be considered .

EMAILED OR FAXED APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Applicants are responsible for obtaining proof of mailing or submission of their applications to MSH-Human Resources Department, Selection Services Unit.  Confirmation/receipt of USPS mailed submittals can only be provided for by Certified Mail.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website. Working for the State offers great opportunities, generous benefits, and career development. Benefits information may be obtained by going to

In addition, you can look forward to:

*Free parking
*Convenient to public transportation
*Free onsite gym
*Free onsite electric vehicle chargers
*Rideshare resources
*Locate near multiple eateries and major freeway access

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time, Internship, Immediate start, Shift work

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