What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Therapeutic Recreation Therapist. (CTRS) position at Mountain Youth Academy?
Responsibilities
About Mountain Youth Academy:
Mountain Youth Academy is a trauma-based residential treatment facility located in the rolling hills of Tennessee. Our treatment center is located 13 miles from the Virginia state border. Mountain Youth Academy exclusively treats children and adolescents, both boys and girls ages 5–17. Our trauma treatment offers individual, group and family trauma therapy as well as other treatment methodologies to help youth deal with traumas they have experienced. Our mission is to provide mental health and educational services to enhance the quality of life for at-risk youth and their families through service excellence, compassion, integrity and respect.
Our highly motivated and well trained staff provide culturally competent services with a constant awareness that recovery is a process that is consumer driven, provider supported and individually unique. The cornerstones of treatment process is the implementation of an integrated care system that is trauma informed, multi-systemic and empirically based. This treatment will guide individuals to shape and reshape their lives as they define them. Our commitment extends to the community as a whole as we endeavor to maximize collaboration with our community partners and have a positive impact on the ever changing needs of the community. Mountain Youth Academy is recognized as a center for excellence, constantly striving to provide compassionate, comprehensive behavioral healthcare.
The Certified Therapeutic Recreational Specialist is responsible for planning, scheduling, and implementing life skills and leisure activity programs for the patients based on appropriate developmental, social, and emotional stages of each patient under the direction of the Director of Residential Services.. The CTRS plans activities to meet the specific needs of the patient population including patients with physical limitations.
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About UHS
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $11.4 billion in 2019. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 90,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 328 behavioral health facilities, 42 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network, and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom.
Qualifications
Must be a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Therapist (CTRS)
Minimum of a BA in related field.
Must be willing to become a Certified Instructor in HWC or de-escalation training
We offer:
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 328 Subsidiaries!
- Educational Reimbursement and Assistance (FT Employees)
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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