ACTIVITY THERAPIST COORDINATOR

Responsibilities

SummitRidge Hospital, a place for healing and hope provides quality behavioral health and addiction treatment services, mental health and substance abuse treatment located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, approximately 30 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Our dedicated team of professionals provide caring and professional inpatient, outpatient and support services to adults and adolescents suffering from psychiatric or addictive disorders. Additionally, the Geriatric unit provides acute care for seniors in psychiatric crisis. Our inpatient, partial hospitalization and outpatient programs have helped adolescents, adults, older adults, and their families.

Due to continued growth, we are seeking an experienced Activity Therapist Coordinator to join our talented team. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Making monthly schedule, supply ordering, budgeting, providing recreational, or leisure assessments as needed. Plans and provides activity therapy services for individual and/or groups which benefit their physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing. Participates with the multidisciplinary treatment teams to integrate these services and improve patient functioning.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Prefer Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS). Music or Art Therapist (Master's degree with 1,000 hours post-graduate clinical experience – professional licensure preferred)
• Minimum of one year experience working in a therapeutic recreation program for adults and adolescents with psychiatric and/or chemical dependency patients
• Has a variety of skills to challenge and teach patients leisure skills and mastery over their environment.
• Prior progressive leadership experience preferred

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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