Expressive Arts Therapist - FT

Universal Health Services, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Generous PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Loan forgiveness program

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) with company match

SoFi refinancing program

Career development

Job summary

Friends Hospital, a historic psychiatric hospital in Philadelphia, seeks an Expressive Arts Therapist to join the Treatment Team. The role involves creating a therapeutic milieu on the inpatient service, planning and coordinating expressive therapy programs for individuals and groups, and integrating care with age-appropriate modalities.

Under the Director of Recreational Therapy, you will contribute to treatment plans, participate in performance improvement activities, and support clinical

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts required; Master of Arts preferred.
• Experience planning and coordinating expressive therapy programs.
• Ability to apply age-appropriate expressive therapies modalities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct patient care as part of the Treatment Team.
• Plan and coordinate treatment programs for individuals and groups.
• Contribute to development and implementation of treatment plans and goals.
• Support unit-based psychotherapeutic services and student affiliations.

Skills

Expressive arts therapy

Group therapy

Treatment planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Arts

Master of Arts

Job description

Responsibilities

Friends Hospital

Philadelphia, PA

Expressive Arts Therapist

Ftull-time

Friends Hospital is the nation's oldest private psychiatric hospital, located on a beautiful 100-acre campus in Philadelphia, PA. Friends Hospital offers a continuum of care including level of care assessments; specially designed inpatient units for adolescents, adults, and older adults; and a private residential rehabilitation program. Friends Hospital is easily accessed via public transportation and has free, safe, on-site parking.

Visit us online at: https://friendshospital.com/

The Expressive Arts Therapist performs duties and responsibilities as required as a member of the Treatment Team in delivering direct patient care services. Under the direction of the Director of Recreational Therapy, creates a therapeutic milieu on the inpatient service; plans and coordinates the implementation of specific treatment programs for individual patients and patient groups; assures the application of age-appropriate expressive therapies modalities to group or individual treatment; identifies and utilizes specific theoretical framework to guide and integrate care within the milieu; organizes and coordinates or directs unit-based psychotherapeutic services delivered in a group (milieu) context; contributes to the development and implementation of treatment plans & goals as determined by the unit team; functions as a member of the Clinical Services team. Participates in the support of patient care through indirect care functions including clerical duties; participates in Performance Improvement and in-service education; oversees the coordination and conduct of clinical affiliations for expressive therapies students; supports development, customer service and community relations activities.

We are hiring for Music Therapists, Art Therapists, and Recreation Therapists at this time.

Benefit Highlights

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement and Loan Forgiveness Program
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

www.uhs.com

Qualifications

Education Requirement :

Bachelors of Arts required, Masters of Arts preferred.

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.