RECREATION THERAPIST PRN

ignoredontpost; Leesburg (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is hiring a Licensed Recreational Therapist to enhance the quality of life for adolescent patients at their psychiatric facility in Leesburg, VA. The role involves planning and directing recreational activities, conducting assessments, and ensuring compliance with state regulations. Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor's degree, CTRS certification, and experience working with youth. Join a respected organization committed to providing exceptional mental health services.

Qualifications

• Must have CTRS certification.
• Current driver's license with a good driving record.
• CPR and First Aid certification required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and evaluate recreational activities for residents.
• Facilitate group activities and approve monthly activity calendars.
• Complete initial recreation assessments for each resident.

Skills

Verbal skills

Written skills

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Knowledge of psychology principles

Child growth and development knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Responsibilities

Now Hiring PRN Licensed Recreational Therapists

North Spring Behavioral Healthcare is an 87 bed psychiatric facility located in Leesburg, VA that offers mental health services to adolescent patients. North Spring has expanded its acute, inpatient program with a new 40 beds facility that opened in February 2021! Additionally, North Spring offers year round schooling with a fine arts program and is accredited by VAISEF. We also offer equine therapy and a ropes course.

To learn more, visit our website: www.northspringleesburg.com

Position Summary: This position is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, controlling and evaluating the activities of the facility to ensure appropriate recreation/leisure/social services are provided to each resident.

Physical Demands:

Must be able to:

Lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

80-90% of the time, the incumbent is standing, walking, kneeling or reaching while working with residents

Requires full range of body motion including handling and physical restraints of residents

Perform First Aid and CPR.

Key Responsibilities:

Completes initial recreation assessment for each resident and after six months of services at North Spring.

Facilitates group activities twice a week, to each unit in conjunction with gender specific programming.

Approves monthly activity calendars; to be posted on each unit; makes changes and suggestions of unit specific activities.

Fulfills responsibilities to the facility in adherence to the philosophy, policies and procedures.

Prepares facility wide activity calendars with a minimum of four facility wide activities each month.

Follows documentation requirements to meet the standards for Virginia Department of Behavioral health and Developmental Services, Virginia Medicaid Services, Tricare and Joint Commission.

Performs other duties as assigned based on the need of the facility.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

Good verbal and written skills, ability to rotate shifts and programs as necessary and ability to maintain confidentiality of resident information. Must consistently exhibit mental and emotional ability to understand and perform the essential functions of the job. Knowledge of principles of psychology and child growth and development are useful. Limit setting, responding to children and adolescents in a caring, mature manner while maintaining professional boundaries necessary.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in related field.

Licensure/Certification: Must have a CTRS certification; current driver’s license with a good driving record; CPR certification; First Aid certification, restraint

training.

Experience: Prefer Two years of related experience with children, adolescents and young adult population or undergraduate degree in behavioral science.

Who we are:

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemedFortune500 corporation, annual revenues were $11.6 billion in 2020. In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies byFortune;in 2020, ranked #281 on the Fortune 500; and listed #330 in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 334 behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 38 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

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.

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