About this role
Activity / Group Therapist Opportunity - Per Diem
Fuller Hospital is a 109-bed licensed, private psychiatric facility located in South Attleboro, Massachusetts providing inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services to residents of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Inpatient units are designed to treat adults with general psychiatric or intellectual disabilities, as well as adolescents with general psychiatric issues. Patients with co-occurring psychiatric and substance abuse disorders can be treated on most units. Fuller Hospital also provides a less intensive Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) to patients with psychiatric and co-occurring psychiatric and substance abuse disorders.
Website: https://www.fullerhospital.com/
The Activity Therapist is an important member of the Fuller Hospital's inpatient multidisciplinary treatment team. The Activity Therapist provides expressive arts therapy, psychoeducational groups, and recreational activities on Fuller Hospital's inpatient psychiatric units.
Benefit Highlights
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
Responsibilities
- Perform initial activity therapy assessment to develop appropriate treatment goals
- Facilitate 4-5 groups per day
- Complete group documentation and communicate with other members of the treatment team via treatment planning and team meetings
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation
If you would like to learn more about the Activity Therapist position before applying, please contact John Robinson, Activity Therapist Manager, by email at [email protected].
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
Qualifications
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in a creative arts therapy modality (art, music, dance), mental health counseling, or in a related field required
- Art Therapy or other expressive art certification preferred
- Evening and Weekend availability required
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Located in Aiken, South Carolina, which was named 2018’s “Best Small Town in the South” by Southern Living Magazine, Aiken Regional Medical Centers is a 273 licensed-bed acute care facility that offers a comprehensive range of specialties and services. Aiken Regional is dedicated to patient safety and providing quality healthcare services, many of which are recognized on a state, regional or national level including a Certified Primary Heart Attack Center, a Certified Primary Stroke Center and an Advanced Heart Failure Certification from The Joint Commission® and American Heart Association®.
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What you'll do
- The Activity Therapist performs initial activity therapy assessments to develop treatment goals and facilitates multiple therapy groups daily. They also maintain documentation and communicate with the treatment team.
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