Activities Therapist Level I
Company: NYC Health + Hospitals
Location: New York City
Posted on: February 26, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center is one
of New York City’s premier acute care hospitals. Located in
Downtown Bronx, Lincoln is a teaching hospital renowned for its
Centers of Excellence, and a recognized industry leader in the
implementation of state-of-the art medical technology and best
practices. Our team of highly trained and caring medical
professionals is dedicated to providing the highest quality health
care that is safe, compassionate, culturally competent and
patient-centered. Comprehensive services are offered in three major
primary care areas: Medicine, Pediatrics, and Women’s Health in
addition to more than eighty (80) specialty services. At Lincoln,
the safety and comfort of our patients is our number one priority.
At NYC Health Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality
care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a
person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values
(Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence)
through empathic communication and partnerships between all
persons. 7:00 A.M – 3:30 P.M Purpose of Position : This class of
positions encompasses professional and/or supervisory work of
varying degrees of difficulty and responsibility in the operation
of an activity therapy department providing medical/psychiatric
recreational therapeutic services, in conjunction with other
members of the treatment team. All personnel perform related work.
Under supervision, with latitude for initiative and judgment,
performs responsible therapeutic work of ordinary difficulty.
Examples of Typical Tasks : 1. Participates in planning and
implementing a medical/psychiatric approved recreational program of
individual and ward activities adapted to the needs, interest and
capacities of patients. 2. Participates in meeting with treatment
staff to coordinate effective patient care and participates as a
member of a team, in patient groups. 3. Plans individualized
schedules including activities of daily living, arts and therapy
and socialization to meet specific needs of patients. 4. Teaches
and leads recreational activities such as group and team games,
arts and crafts, dances, gymnastics, art in therapy, poetry, simple
forms of music and dramatics. 5. Directs learning experiences as
part of care/treatment of patients to influence behavioral changes
leading to increased experience and comprehension of self and
environment. 6. Works with and may guide students from multi
disciplines, volunteers and others assigned to the area of service.
7. Attends and contributes to department meetings, attends and
conducts in-service training programs. 8. Works with private and
public organizations to further recreational programs. 9. May
co-lead or lead small group therapy and other discussion groups.
10. May co-lead community meetings with other members of various
disciplines. 11. Communicates observations of patients in activity
therapy to team. 12. Charts Activity Therapy Progress Notes. 13.
Prepares periodic reports and keeps appropriate records. 14. Is
responsible for maintaining and ordering of supplies and equipment
for assigned unit. Minimum Qualifications: 1. Bachelor’s Degree
from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented
by eighteen (18) credits in recreation, physical education, dance,
fine arts, and/or applied arts (including therapy), and twelve (12)
semester credits in psychology, social psychology, group work,
group dynamics, and/or related discipline; or 2. Bachelor’s Degree
from an accredited college or university, and one (1) year of
full-time experience in planning, coordinating and supervising a
recreation activities program in a health care setting; or 3. A
satisfactory combination of education, training and/or experience
equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However, all candidates must possess a
Bachelor’s Degree.
Keywords: NYC Health + Hospitals, New York , Activities Therapist Level I, Healthcare , New York City, New York
