EXPRESSIVE THERAPIST (LICENSED) PRN

Austin Oaks Hospital; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Oaks Hospital in South Austin, Texas seeks a licensed Music, Art, or Recreational Therapist for a PRN position to provide direct therapy, evaluative activities, and coordination of hospital-wide programs.

You will work with adolescents and adults to promote crisis resolution, personal growth, and positive self-awareness in a home-like setting, applying therapeutic recreation skills and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's and/or Master's in Therapeutic Recreation, Art or Music.
• Licensure/Certification: Texas licensure with NCTRC/CTRS/MT-BC/ATR.
• Experience: One year preferred working with child, adolescent and adult populations.

Responsibilities

• Provide art, music and therapeutic recreation services to patients, including direct therapy and evaluative activities.
• Coordinate hospital-wide activities and programs to support patient engagement and recovery.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Therapeutic Recreation, Art or Music

Job description

Responsibilities

About Austin Oaks Hospital

Austin Oaks Hospital offers a continuum of psychiatric services for adolescents and for adults. Located in South Austin, Texas on a beautiful thirteen-acre oak lined campus. We strive to provide a home-like environment that promotes crisis resolution, positive self-awareness, social skills, and personal growth. We are proud to be your community partner in mental health.

The cornerstone of our treatment rests on exceptional mental health services and clinical excellence. Austin Oaks Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services to stabilize symptoms of depression, anxiety and other behavioral health disorders.

More than anything else, our treatment relies on exceptional mental health services and dependable clinical staff.

Austin Oaks Hospital provides inpatient and outpatientpsychiatric servicesto stabilize symptoms of depression, anxiety and other behavioral health disorders.

Website: www.austinoakshospital.com

Austin Oaks Hospital is seeking a qualified, energetic, licensed candidate, for our Music, Art, or Recreational Therapist- PRN position. The Therapist will provide art, music and therapeutic recreation services to the patients, including provision of direct therapy, evaluative activities, and coordination of hospital-wide activities. If you are a dedicated, hardworking individual who wants to make a positive difference in the lives of our patients, please apply online at www.austinoakshospital.com.

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 during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World's Most Admired Companies and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 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 in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit www.uhs.com.

Qualifications

EDUCATION: Required: Bachelor's and/or Master's level degree from an accredited college /university in a Therapeutic Recreation program, Art or Music.

LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION: Required: Certification with NCTRC, CTRS, MT-BC, and ATR in Texas.

EXPERIENCE: Preferred: One year experience working with child, adolescent and adult populations. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Able to lift 50 pounds with frequent lifting and carrying of object weighing up to 25 lbs. Physically fit to demonstrate and conduct recreation activities for patients. Physical ability to restrain patients through use of hospital approved methods.

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