Expressive Arts / Activity Therapist

Full Time
South Attleboro, MA 02703
Posted
Job description
Responsibilities


Activity / Recreation Therapist – Full Time or Per Diem

This opportunity is either Full-time or Per Diem. The full time position is 40 hours per week, 8am – 4:30pm. The days of work will be either Tuesday – Saturday or Sunday – Thursday. The per diem position requires weekend availability.

This position is eligible for our $2,000 sign on bonus!

Fuller Hospital
is a 109-bed licensed, private psychiatric facility located in South Attleboro, Massachusetts providing inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services to residents of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Inpatient units are designed to treat adults with general psychiatric or intellectual disabilities, as well as adolescents with general psychiatric issues. Patients with co-occurring psychiatric and substance abuse disorders can be treated on most units. Fuller Hospital also provides a less intensive Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) to patients with psychiatric and co-occurring psychiatric and substance abuse disorders.

The Activity Therapist
is an important member of the Fuller Hospital's inpatient multidisciplinary treatment team. The Activity Therapist provides expressive arts therapy, psychoeducational groups, and recreational activities on Fuller Hospital's inpatient psychiatric units.

Responsibilities
  • Perform initial activity therapy assessment to develop appropriate treatment goals
  • Facilitate 3-4 groups per day
  • Complete group documentation and communicate with other members of the treatment team via treatment planning and team meetings
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation
Benefit Highlights
  • $2,000 Sign on Bonus
  • Student Loan Reimbursement - $200 per month
  • Tuition Reimbursement - $5,000 per year
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
  • 401(K) with generous company match and discounted stock plan
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries
  • Further your education at a low cost through our Tuition Discount partnership with Chamberlin University
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were over $11 billion in 2020. In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has over 89,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhsinc.com


Qualifications


Requirements
  • Master’s Degree in related field OR Bachelor's degree in recreational therapy or expressive therapy (Art, Music, or Dance/Movement) or OTR/L.
  • One of the following certifications: Licensed Occupational Therapist (OTR/L), Certified Therapeutic Recreational Specialist (CTRS), Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC), Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC), or other Certified Expressive Therapist modality
  • Candidates without a license will be considered if combined with strong group therapy experience
  • Prior mental health experience preferred
EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.

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