Activity Therapist- Full Time (Dance, Art, Music, or Recreation Therapist)

Universal Health Services • Batesville, SC

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About The Position

The Carolina Center for Behavioral Health is currently looking for a Certified Recreation, Art, Dance, or Music Therapist to join our team of dedicated professionals. The Carolina Center for Behavioral Health is a 156-bed private behavioral health system located on 13 acres in the Greenville, South Carolina Area. Specializing in psychiatric programs and substance abuse treatments such as detox and rehab, The Carolina Center serves Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, and areas throughout South Carolina and western North Carolina. Programs are available at various levels of care to accommodate the severity of every patient's condition: inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient treatment.

Requirements

• Bachelors' degree in relevant field and Recreation, Art, Music or Dance Therapy Certification required
• College level reading, writing, and math skills
• Assessment, evaluation, and interpretation skills
• Flexibility; time management and organization skills
• Teaching or training skills helpful
• Knowledge of psychiatric and addictive disease diagnoses and treatment
• Understanding of DSM-IV methodology
• Inpatient psychiatric experience preferred
• Willing to work flexible hours and willing to travel, including overnight, in work capacity
• Must exert self-control in volatile or hostile situations
• Able to respond well to deadlines

Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team
• Provide therapeutic recreational, music and activity services to geriatric, adult and adolescent patients
• Assess patients' level of functioning and need for adjunctive therapy services
• Develop and implement activity therapy treatment plans in concert with the interdisciplinary treatment team
• Maintain the clinical and administrative documentation associated with services rendered
• Participate in the ongoing implementation of the department's or service's continuous quality improvement plan
• Participate in special assignments and projects in interest of organization
• Participate in activities which enhance professional growth and development
• Demonstrate conduct in keeping with CCBH's ethical standards
• Comply with facility safety, infection control and security program
• Support facility service excellence standards

Benefits

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Career development opportunities
• Competitive Compensation

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees