Activity Therapist - Per Diem

Fuller Hospital; Attleboro (MA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 59,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging environment

Competitive compensation

Career development within UHS

Job summary

Fuller Hospital, a 109-bed private psychiatric facility in South Attleboro, Massachusetts, is seeking an Activity Therapist for per diem coverage on its inpatient units. You will provide expressive arts therapy, psychoeducational groups, and recreational activities as part of the multidisciplinary treatment team.

The role requires evening and weekend availability, and you will perform initial assessments, facilitate multiple groups daily, and maintain timely documentation in collaboration with

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a creative arts therapy modality (art, music, dance), mental health counseling, or in a related field required.
• Art Therapy or other expressive art certification preferred.
• Evening and Weekend availability required.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial activity therapy assessment to develop appropriate treatment goals
• Facilitate 4-5 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

Education

Master’s Degree in a creative arts therapy modality (art, music, dance), mental health counseling, or in a related field

Job description

Activity / Group Therapist Opportunity - Per Diem

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.

Website: https://www.fullerhospital.com/

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.

Benefit Highlights

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

Responsibilities

• Perform initial activity therapy assessment to develop appropriate treatment goals
• Facilitate 4-5 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

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.

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Requirements

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a creative arts therapy modality (art, music, dance), mental health counseling, or in a related field required
• Art Therapy or other expressive art certification preferred
• Evening and Weekend availability required

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.