Expressive Arts Therapy Program Manager

Lancaster-Behavioral-Health-Hospital; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous PTO

Healthcare plans

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) with match

Career development

Stock plan

Make a difference

Job summary

Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital (LBHH) is a 126-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital and a joint venture between Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine and Universal Health Services.

Expressive Arts Managers are responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance, supervising the EA team, scheduling, developing therapy plans, and leading EA groups within the hospital’s diverse units, including adolescent and women's trauma services.

Qualifications

• Licensure: Must be registered and/or certified in recreation therapy or a creative arts therapy field.
• Active credentials include MT-BC, ATR, DMT, CTRS.
• Master’s Degree in recreation therapy or a creative arts therapy field.
• Two years of clinical experience in a psychiatric or mental health setting preferred.
• Ability to work weekends if needed.

Responsibilities

• Provides structure to ensure that the assigned EA clinical team and programming meets all required regulatory services and compliance requirements.
• Is trained to support the clinical and administrative needs of PHP.
• Manages the EA department schedule and approves timecards.
• Provides supervision and direction on complex cases and assists with safety and behavioral programming parameters.
• Develop and implement EA therapy treatment plans that are age appropriate, and consistent with overall treatment goals. Maintain the clinical and administrative documentation associated with performed services.
• Facilitates individual and patient groups that are well prepared and beneficial to clients using EA modalities.
• Assist in keeping supplies and equipment organized and in working condition.
• Manage ordering EA supplies for the department and for the hospital suites.

Skills

Clinical experience

Regulatory compliance

Supervision

Education

Master’s degree in recreation therapy

Job description

Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital (LBHH) is a 126-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital and a joint venture between Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine and Universal Health Services.

Expressive Arts Managers are responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance, supervising the EA team, scheduling, developing therapy plans, and leading EA groups within the hospital’s diverse units, including adolescent and women's trauma services.