RECREATION THERAPIST (BA)
Midwest Center for Youth and Families
Responsibilities
Midwest Center for Youth and Families is seeking caring and compassionate Recreation Therapist to join our team!
Available Hours: Monday - Friday, 10am - 6:30pm, rotating Saturday/Sunday
Midwest Center for Youth and Families (a subsidiary of UHS) has been in operation since 1997, serving youth across the country that are in need of psychiatric treatment for variety of mental health issues. The Midwest Center is a respected healthcare provider, fully accredited, 74-bed private, residential treatment facility with locations in Valparaiso and Kouts, IN.
We are dedicated to care of the hearts and minds of our patients with compassion and superior quality behavioral healthcare services through our full-immersion Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) program for children and adolescents ages 10 - 18 who struggle with emotional, behavioral and mental health challenges.
The Patriot Support Program at Midwest Center offers specialized treatment designed to address the behavioral health needs and challenges of the children of active-duty military, reserve, and national guard members.
Join us as the leaders providing service excellence to patients, their families and each other!
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Position Summary
Complete an assessment of the patient's condition, and formulate and implement individualized recreational goals. You will provide and coordinate therapuetic recreation programming, and manage cases in conjunction with the DBT programming model.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
- Provide activities to meet the individual needs of our patients following a program group schedule.
- Plan, organize, and implement outings.
- Complete skills assessment to evaluate level of functioning within 10 days of admission.
- Complete documentation on patient groups provided
Benefit & Rewards Highlights
- Loan Forgiveness Program if offered.
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
- Pet Insurance · More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com
About Universal Health Services
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom.
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Qualifications
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreation or degree eqivalency froam an accredited college or university required.
- A minimum of two years of related work experience, with knowledge of mental health diagnosises preferred.
- Licensed or Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist required.
- Must be 21 years old
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.
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