LEAD RECREATION THERAPIST

Responsibilities

One of the nation's largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies.

Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 87,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.

SandyPines is seeking a dynamic and talented Lead Recreation Therapist.

SandyPines is a 149 bed Residential Psychiatric Facility servicing children and adolescents ages 5 to 17. The facility is located in beautiful sub-tropical South Florida and is nestled beside Jonathan Dickinson Sate Park which creates a rustic, roomy outdoor atmosphere. SandyPines is at the county line of both Palm Beach and Martin Counties and is just minutes away from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.

The Lead Recreation Therapist provides Therapeutic Recreation services to residents as part of the treatment team to meet their specific physical and psychological needs in accordance with SandyPines' policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities include:

• Instructs patients in activities and techniques designed to their specific physical or psychological needs.
• Assist the treatment team in developing a treatment plan with varied interventions based on assessment, interests and objectives of therapy.
• Encourages residents to acquire new skills and promotes leisure activities.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining unit schedules, which include all programming. Distributes the schedules to the social services department, charge nurses, CNO and CEO.
• Assists in advance planning of artistic, expressive and creative therapeutic, safe, age and developmentally appropriate group activities for the residents on each unit.
• Facilitates artistic, expressive and/or creative therapy groups, as planned above, minimum of 1x weekly for all residents as assigned by the Master group schedule and as prescribed according to the resident's treatment plan.
• Ensures content of group activities is not repetitive.
• Continually researches available resources on creative expressive therapies and utilizes multiple resources - i.e. books, internet suggestions, instruments, workbooks, play therapy materials, etc. to plan and facilitate unique and creative topics for groups.
• Generates enthusiasm and excitement when facilitating creative and expressive therapy groups with the residents as evidenced by direct observation, self/staff report.
• Documents group interventions accurately and in a timely fashion ensuring individualized treatment plan problems are stated and addressed and the content of the activity/note is relevant to individualized treatment issues.
• Assists in coverage within the department as directed.

Position Requirements:

• Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) preferred, or a Degree in Recreation Therapy.
• Expressive Arts Therapy experience preferred.
• ROPES experience preferred.
• Prior experience working with children and adolescents preferred.
• Detail oriented and ability to successfully multi task in a fast pace environment.
• Strong communication skills.
• Excellent customer service and organization skills.
• Highly effective listening skills.

This opportunity provides the following:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401k plan with company match
• Generous Paid Time Off

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