ACTIVITY THERAPIST

Davita Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Peachford Hospital is seeking a Recreational Therapist to join the Expressive Therapy Team, providing therapeutic services through engaging in art, music, and recreational activities. Applicants should possess a bachelor’s degree in an activity therapy-related field and relevant certifications, along with experience in inpatient or outpatient healthcare settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in recreation therapy, art therapy, or music therapy required.
• CTRS, ATR, or RMT preferred.
• Previous inpatient/outpatient hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement expressive therapy treatment plans.
• Maintain clinical and administrative documentation.
• Effectively contribute to patient discharge planning.

Skills

Therapeutic rapport

Engagement in art activities

Engagement in music activities

Engagement in recreational activities

Education

Bachelor's degree in activity therapy related field

CTRS, ATR or RMT certification

Job description

Responsibilities

Recreation/Expressive Therapist

Peachford Hospital is searching for an experienced Recreational Therapist to work on our Expressive Therapy Team.

What Role Will You Play?
Expressive Therapists serve as members of interdisciplinary treatment teams and provide therapeutic expressive therapy services to patients. The abilities to skillfully establish therapeutic rapport and engage patients in different art, music, and recreational activities are critical in this role.

What Will You Get To Do?
Expressive Therapists are responsible for completing the following duties and tasks:

• Develop and implement expressive therapy treatment plans that are age appropriate, and consistent with overall treatment goals.
• Maintain the clinical and administrative documentation associated with performed services.
• Progress notes should be accurate, timely and legible.
• Effectively contribute to discharge planning of patients.

What Does Peachford Require for this Role?
A bachelor's degree in an activity therapy related field (recreation therapy, art therapy, music therapy, etc.) is required and CTRS, ATR or RMT along with previous inpatient/outpatient hospital experience is preferred.

What Happens Next?
After you apply online and submit your resume, a member of our recruiting team will review your qualifications and experience. If we are interested in scheduling an interview, someone will give you a call. You may log back on to this website to check the status of your application at any time.

Peachford Hospital: Bringing Life Into Balance.
Peachford Hospital is the Southeast's premiere behavioral health and addictive disease treatment facility and has been providing compassionate care to children, adolescents, adults and seniors since 1973. Located in the beautiful Dunwoody neighborhood of Atlanta, Peachford offers inpatient acute care, as well as partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs.

For more information on our hospital, follow us on online:

• https://www.linkedin.com/company/peachford-behavioral-health
• www.peachford.com

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Qualifications

A bachelor's degree in an activity therapy related field (recreation therapy, art therapy, music therapy, etc.) is required and CTRS, ATR or RMT along with previous inpatient/outpatient hospital experience is preferred.