RECREATION THERAPIST 1

We are pleased to announce the Recreation Therapist 1 position at Sandy Pines.

Universal Health Services, Inc. , one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $11.4 billion in 2019. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 90,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 328 behavioral health facilities, 42 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

SandyPines Residential Treatment Center 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 State 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.

Benefit Highlights:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Pet insurance
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com

If you would like to learn more about the Recreation Therapist position before applying,

please contact Grace Daumervil, HR Generalist at Grace.daumervil @uhsinc.com and by phone at (561) 744-0211.

Recreation Therapist 1- Position Summary:

Job Description:

Instructs patients in activities and techniques designed to their specific physical or psychological needs, a ssist 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 promote leisure activities, r esponsible for creating and maintaining the summer camp schedule in cooperation with secondary CTRS. Assists in advance planning of artistic, expressive and creative therapeutic, safe, age and developmentally appropriate group activities for the residents on each unit and reviews those plans with the supervisor. Facilitates artistic, expressive and/or creative therapy groups, as planned above, 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, g enerates 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.

Qualifications

Education/Training:

• Bachelor's degree required, Master's Degree preferred with experience in related field.
• CTRS (Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist) required.
• ROPES preferred.

Knowledge and Skills:

• One year experience in Recreation/Activities therapy or mental health field required.
• Detail oriented and ability to successfully multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent customer service and organization skills
• Highly effective listening skills

Physical Requirements:

Continuous verbal and written communication, hearing ordinary conversation. Occasionally hearing high pitched or low-pitched sounds. Continuous firm/simple grasping and fine manipulating of both hands.

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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