ACTIVITY THERAPIST certification/licensure required

Responsibilities

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc.
(UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance.
Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $14.3 billion in 2023.
During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies.
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 96,700 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries.
Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S.
States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
***
Laurel Oaks Behavioral Health Center

is a 118 bed Acute Psychiatric Hospital and Residential Treatment Center for children and adolescents ages four through eighteen.
The 55,000 square foot facility is situated on approximately 10 acres in the southeast corner of Alabama, less than 20 miles from both Florida and Georgia.
In addition to the living units, the facility houses the New Day Academy; a state-supported year-round K-12th grade school with vocational opportunities.
The hospital employs approximately 195 staff members.

is seeking an energetic and dynamic

Activity Therapist

to join our Recreational Therapy team.
The Activity Therapist
Designs and initiates appropriate therapeutic services/groups in order to improve the physical, mental and emotional well-being of the patients.
Therapeutic services include, but are not limited to:
entertainment, exercise, relaxation, expression, music, art, pet and other recreational programs.
This position works the hours of 11a-7p and includes rotating weekend shifts.
Benefits include:

Challenging and rewarding work environment
Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
Qualifications

Must be atleast 21 years of age to apply
Bachelor's degree in Recreational Therapy AND CTRS national certification REQUIRED

OR
Master's degree in Recreational Therapy, Psychology, Counseling, Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Occupational Therapy REQUIRED.
Certifications/Licensure in Discipline is REQUIRED
1 year of experience in program development and implementation of therapeutic recreation activities in an inpatient pyschiatric hospital
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.
Notice
At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.
We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience.
During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email.
The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.
If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at:
*** or 1-***.
• UHS is a registered trademark of UHS of Delaware, Inc., the management company for Universal Health Services, Inc.
and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc.
Universal Health Services, Inc.
is a holding company and operates through its subsidiaries including its management company, UHS of Delaware, Inc.
All healthcare and management operations are conducted by subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc.
To the extent any reference to "UHS or UHS facilities" on this website including any statements, articles or other publications contained herein relates to our healthcare or management operations it is referring to Universal Health Services' subsidiaries including UHS of Delaware.
Further, the terms "we," "us," "our" or "the company" in such context similarly refer to the operations of Universal Health Services' subsidiaries including UHS of Delaware.
Any employment referenced in this website is not with Universal Health Services, Inc.
but solely with one of its subsidiaries including but not limited to UHS of Delaware, Inc.
UHS is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity.
Please, no phone calls or emails.
All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at UHS via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of UHS.
No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by UHS as a result of the referral or through other means.