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• GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan
• Recreational therapy
• PRN
• 339452
• Forest View Hospital
  
  

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Forest View Hospital, a 108-bed facility, brings over 45 years of experience to the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of behavioral health issues. As a part of our continued success and growth, we are seeking qualified applicants for a per diem/as needed Activity Therapist.

The Activity Therapist is responsible for providing activity and group programming for adult or adolescent patients in an inpatient setting. The goal of Activity Therapy is to assess, educate and develop recreational social, leisure and daily living skills.

Essential Job Functions And Responsibilities

• Teach patients interactions with families and significant others in a socially constructive way;
• Develop productive skills for vocational, avocational, and daily living activities;
• Provide opportunities to become aware of leisure strengths and interests;
• Transfer learned activity skills to ongoing functioning in the community
• Perform individual assessments of functional living skills.
• Assists Nursing Team with safety duties.
  
  

Qualifications

Activity Therapist Part Time (CTRS or Appropriate Licensure) Requirements:

• A Bachelor of Science in Therapeutic Recreation from an accredited academic institution. (CTRS Required)
  
  

or 2. Applicable Bachelors or Masters preparation with appropriate mental health support licensure.

EEO Statement

Forest View Hospital is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. Forest View Hospital is an 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 Forest View Hospital, our Human Resources department is here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path. 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 Forest View Hospital, UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.

Pay Transparency

To encourage pay transparency, promote pay equity, and proactively address regulations, UHS and all our subsidiaries will comply with all applicable state or local laws or regulations which require employers to provide wage or salary range information to job applicants and employees. Salary offers may be based on key factors such as education and related experience.

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