RECREATION THERAPIST

UHS•Leesburg, VA

75d•Onsite

About The Position

North Spring Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. is seeking a Licensed Recreational Therapist for a Full-Time position. This role is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and evaluating the activities of the facility to ensure appropriate recreation/leisure/social services are provided to each resident. North Spring is part of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS), a large healthcare management company with a focus on improving fidelity to evidence-based clinical methodology. The facility is located in Leesburg, Virginia, on a 45-acre campus with various amenities and is part of a system that includes a psychiatric residential treatment facility, a Partial Hospitalization Program, and an acute psychiatric hospital.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in related field.
Must have a CTRS certification
Valid driver’s license with a good driving record.

Nice To Haves

Prefer two years of related experience with children and adolescents.

Responsibilities

Completes initial recreation assessment for each resident and after six months of services at North Spring.
Facilitates group activities twice a week, to each unit in conjunction with gender specific programming.
Approves monthly activity calendars; to be posted on each unit; makes changes and suggestions of unit specific activities.
Fulfills responsibilities to the facility in adherence to the philosophy, policies and procedures.
Prepares facility wide activity calendars with a minimum of four facility wide activities each month.
Follows documentation requirements to meet the standards for Virginia Department of Behavioral health and Developmental Services, Virginia Medicaid Services, Tricare and Joint Commission.
Performs other duties as assigned based on the need of the facility.