Recreation Therapist

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Old Vineyard Behavioral Health Services in the Piedmont Triad offers inpatient care for adolescents through adults, with comprehensive assessments, therapy and aftercare planning. We are seeking two full-time Recreation Therapists to join our dedicated team.

Ideal candidates bring compassion, strong multitasking skills, and the ability to build positive relationships with patients and staff. A Bachelor's degree, CTRS certification, and NC LRT license are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• One year minimum recreation therapy experience; behavioral health field preferred.
• Current CTRS certification and NC LRT license.
• Must be able to communicate fluently in English and follow hospital policy.

Responsibilities

• Implements evidence-based recreational and activity therapy to restore cognitive, emotional and social functioning.
• Performs clinical assessments and interprets results to plan activity treatment.
• Maintains documentation: assessments, group notes and treatment plans.
• Maintains confidentiality in accordance with federal law and hospital policy.

Skills

Multitasking

Compassionate care

Communication skills

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Responsibilities

At Old Vineyard Behavioral Health Services, we are helping to create brighter, healthier futures for our patients and their families. We are the Piedmont Triad's only private psychiatric hospital meeting the chemical dependency illnesses and behavioral healthcare needs of those in our community.

Our 164-bed inpatient services for adolescents through senior adulthood offers comprehensive and individual assessments, psychiatric evaluation and medication stabilization, daily group therapy and personalized aftercare planning. We also offer a Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program to ensure the continuum of care for our patients. Old Vineyard is accredited by The Joint Commission and certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. We are passionate about our work and are looking for individuals who share in this passion.

Recreation Therapist

Schedules Needed:

FT - Thursday thru Monday 9am - 5:30pm

FT - Sunday thru Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm

We are currently seeking two full-time Recreation Therapists to join our talented and caring team. Our ideal candidates will possess strong multitasking skills, the ability to provide compassionate and competent care to a diverse patient population, must be able to build and maintain positive professional relationships with all hospital staff and patients, as well as demonstrate professional, effective communication skills.

Position Summary:

The Recreation Therapist serves as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team to provide therapeutic recreational and activity services to adolescents and adults under the care of Old Vineyard Behavioral Health Services. Specific tasks include:

• Implements evidence-based treatment interventions to restore, remediate and rehabilitate specific aspects of cognitive, emotional and social functioning through recreational and activity therapy.
• Performs clinical assessment from and recreational therapy perspective and interprets results to best implement activity treatment plan.
• Maintains clinical and administrative documentation associated with services rendered, including assessments, group notes and treatment plans.
• Maintains strict confidentiality in following with federal law and hospital policy.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to demonstrate competency in the criteria listed in this job description. The specifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability to meet the minimum requirements for this position. Staff must demonstrate flexibility for reassignment to units providing care to varied populations including male and femaleadolescents and adults, as well as dually diagnosed adults. In absence of these qualifications upon hire, must demonstrate ability to learn these concepts and develop these skills within reasonable time frame via the organization’s orientation and training program.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in relevant field.

Experience:

One year minimum recreation therapy experience. Previous experience in behavioral health field preferred.

Licensure/Certification:

Current certification by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation (CTRS) and current license by the North Carolina Board of Recreational Therapy (LRT).

Physical Requirements:

Requires sufficient body mobility to accomplish essential functions. Must be able to sit and stand for extended periods of time. Must be able to bend, stoop, and kneel with ease. Requires walking and standing often. Requires frequently speaking on the telephone. Able to write legibly and grammatically to convey patient behavior and information in the patient chart. Requires normal or corrected vision and hearing to normal range. Must be able to express and exchange ideas by means of the spoken word. Communicating fluently and effectively both verbally and in writing in English. Ability to perform CPI physical, verbal and non-verbal techniques. Ability to appropriately interact with all program staff, patients, visitors, attending physicians, and other department representatives.

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.

EEO Statement

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