Inpatient Activity & Group Therapist (Weekend Shifts)

Universal Health Services; Pembroke (MA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging environment

Competitive compensation

Career development within UHS

Job summary

Pembroke Hospital, part of Universal Health Services, is seeking a per diem/part-time Activity Therapist to join its inpatient behavioral health team. Shifts include Saturdays and Sundays from 9am to 5pm, providing expressive arts therapy, psychoeducational groups, and recreational activities on inpatient units.

The role supports a multidisciplinary treatment approach and requires a Master’s degree with relevant certification or a Bachelor's with CTRS/MT-BC/ATR-BC credentials.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in related field and working toward or has already obtained a certification in expressive, music, art, recreation, occupational, or physical therapy.
• Bachelor's degree in recreational or expressive therapy with CTRS, MT-BC, ATR-BC, or other Certified Expressive Therapist modality

Responsibilities

• Perform initial activity therapy assessment to develop appropriate treatment goals.
• Facilitate groups on the inpatient psychiatric units.
• Complete group documentation and communicate with other members of the treatment team via treatment planning and team meetings.
• Provide education to Mental Health Associates through both formal and informal means to ensure effective and appropriate therapeutic group facilitation.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation.

Skills

Expressive therapy

Group facilitation

Treatment planning

Education

Master’s degree in related field

Bachelor's degree in recreational or expressive therapy

Job description

Pembroke Hospital, part of Universal Health Services, is seeking a per diem/part-time Activity Therapist to join its inpatient behavioral health team. Shifts include Saturdays and Sundays from 9am to 5pm, providing expressive arts therapy, psychoeducational groups, and recreational activities on inpatient units.

The role supports a multidisciplinary treatment approach and requires a Master’s degree with relevant certification or a Bachelor's with CTRS/MT-BC/ATR-BC credentials.