Activity Therapist- Full Time

Forest View Hospital

Grand Rapids (MI)

On-site

USD 34,000 - 44,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation
Excellent health plans
401(k) with company match
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Tuition savings for nursing education
Career development opportunities
Pet Insurance

Job summary

Forest View Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a per diem Activity Therapist to provide inpatient activity and group programming for adults and adolescents. The role focuses on assessing, educating and developing recreational, social, leisure and daily living skills to support treatment goals.

Responsibilities include facilitating sessions, assisting with safety duties, and helping patients transfer skills to the community.

Qualifications

  • CTRS certification or equivalent licensure.
  • Bachelor-level or higher in Therapeutic Recreation or related field.

Responsibilities

  • Lead activity and group programming for inpatient adults/adolescents.
  • Assess and educate patients to develop leisure, social and daily living skills.
  • Teach interactions with families in a socially constructive way.
  • Develop productive skills for vocational and avocational activities.
  • Assist nursing team with safety duties and community skill transfer.

Skills

CTRS
Group facilitation

Education

BS in Therapeutic Recreation
CTRS Certification

Job description

FULL-TIME
Responsibilities
ACTIVITY THERAPIST
FULL-TIME
Forest View Hospital

Forest View Hospital, a 108-bed facility, brings over 45 years of experience to the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of behavioral health issues. As a part of our continued success and growth, we are seeking qualified applicants for a per diem/as needed Activity Therapist. The Activity Therapist is responsible for providing activity and group programming for adult or adolescent patients in an inpatient setting. The goal of Activity Therapy is to assess, educate and develop recreational social, leisure and daily living skills.

Essential Job Functions And Responsibilities
  • Teach patients interactions with families and significant others in a socially constructive way;
  • Develop productive skills for vocational, avocational, and daily living activities;
  • Provide opportunities to become aware of leisure strengths and interests;
  • Transfer learned activity skills to ongoing functioning in the community
  • Perform individual assessments of functional living skills.
  • Assists Nursing Team with safety duties.
Benefits And Rewards
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • Tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries.
  • Pet Insurance

More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com...

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. www.uhs.com.

Qualifications

Activity Therapist Full-Time (CTRS or Appropriate Licensure) Requirements:

  • A Bachelor of Science in Therapeutic Recreation from an accredited academic institution. (CTRS Required) OR
  • Applicable Bachelors or Masters preparation with appropriate mental health support licensure.
EEO Statement

Forest View Hospital is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. Forest View Hospital is an 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 Forest View Hospital, our Human Resources department is here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path. 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 Forest View Hospital, UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.

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