Director of Recreational Therapy - CTRS

Responsibilities Signing Bonus Available! *CTRS Licensure Required* Laurel Oaks Behavioral Health Center is seeking a talented and dynamic Director of Recreational Therapy - CTRS to join our team of dedicated healthcare professionals! Laurel Oaks Behavioral Health Center is a bed Acute Psychiatric Hospital and Residential Treatment Center for children and adolescents ages four through eighteen.

The 55, 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 staff members. Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected health care management companies operating through its subsidiary acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, and ambulatory centers nationwide.

Founded in , UHS subsidiaries now have more than 90, employees. The UHS business strategy is to build or purchase health care properties in rapidly growing markets and create a strong franchise based on exceptional service and effective cost control.

Our success comes from a responsive management style and a service philosophy based on integrity, competence, and compassion.

Position Summary : The Director of Recreational Therapy is responsible for planning and implementing recreation / leisure services for assigned program, which involves defining and implementing treatment goals as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and providing continuous patient care, observation, interaction, and role modeling to patients.

Benefits include : · Challenging and rewarding work environment · Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off · Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans · (K) with company match and discounted stock plan · SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program · Career development opportunities within UHS and its + Subsidiaries! · More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website : benefits.

uhsguest.com Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university, required; Masters Degree preferred in Recreational Therapy, Fine Art, Music, or Expressive Therapy.

Three to five years of related experience, with knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques with an understanding of mental illness, preferred.

Certification, Licensure, and / or Board Certification by state and / or national governing body in Art Therapy required.

Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist(CTRS) required. One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc.

has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune corporation, our annual revenues were $10.

77 billion in . In , UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in , ranked # on the Fortune ;

and in , listed # in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 87, employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, 40 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.

S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.