Overview

Activities/Recreational Therapist - PRN (As Needed)

Art Therapy/Music Therapy/Yoga Therapy/Recreational Therapy

Must have license in speciality area

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institute in Recreational, Music or Art Therapy or similar field
• Licensure or certification per state of practice guidelines
• CPR and CPI Certification within 30 day of employment

Experience:

• Previous experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a plan of care with specific and measurable goals, objectives, and interventions defining actions unique to each patient’s needs.
• Contribute to treatment planning with feedback to nursing and program staff to achieve therapeutic interventions.
• Provides direction to nursing staff regarding activity related groups.
• Attends to all treatment teams with input into patient’s Activity Therapy goals.

Highland Springs is a 72-bed behavioral hospital located near Cleveland, Ohio. The hospital offers inpatient and outpatient mental health and addiction treatment to adults, adolescents and their families. At Highland Springs, we are dedicated to Changing People’s Lives®

As an Activities Therapist, you will be a member of the clinical services team at Highland Springs. Our team drives a “Clinical First” attitude to help fulfill our mission of “Changing People’s Lives®”. Our Activities Therapists utilize an approve recreation program to assist patients in developing interpersonal relationships to further develop confidence needed to participate in-group activities. Our patient centric approach delivers superior outcomes for our patients.

Members of our team Enjoy:

• Working with a highly engaged staff
• Healthy staffing levels
• Flexible scheduling
• Career growth
• Competitive compensation
• UKG Wallet - We've partnered with UKG Wallet, a voluntary Earned Wage Access benefit, to offer employees access to their pay on their own schedule.

Position Details

• Develop a plan of care with specific and measurable goals, objectives, and interventions defining actions unique to each patient’s needs.
• Contribute to treatment planning with feedback to nursing and program staff to achieve therapeutic interventions.
• Provides direction to nursing staff regarding activity related groups.
• Attends to all treatment teams with input into patient’s Activity Therapy goals.