Activity Therapist

Responsibilities Are you an experienced therapist, passionate about providing recreational, music, or activity services to patients in a behavioral health setting?

Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral is looking for you! We are currently recruiting for Activity Therapists to fill our PRN positions.

Position Summary The Activity Therapist is responsible for providing therapeutic activity services to adult and adolescent patients under the hospital's care for emotional or substance abuse problems.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to : Providing clinically appropriate recreational therapy to the hospital patients Proper documentation of group activities Promoting a safe and therapeutic environment Available Schedules Varied Qualifications Education : Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (i.

• e., Recreational Therapy, Music Therapy, Art Therapy, etc) preferred. Certification or registration preferred. Experience : One year of inpatient psychiatric experience preferred Licensure / Certification : BLS and CPI required Other : Assessment, evaluation, and interpretation skills;
• knowledge of psychiatric and addictive disease diagnoses and treatment; flexibility; time management and organization skills;

teaching or training skills helpful; understanding of, or ability to understand DSM-5 methodology; able to meet deadlines.

HIPAA : Has access to and adds information to the Medical Record. May only access medical record of assigned patients. About Our Organization Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health, a subsidiary of UHS, is located on the beautiful Ashley River near Charleston, SC, Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health lends a helping hand to people struggling with mental health and substance use disorders.

At Palmetto Behavioral Health we are looking for exceptional people who share our mission of providing superior quality healthcare services and our culture of Service Excellence : treat everyone as a guest, demonstrate professionalism and excellence, practice teamwork.

Please visit us online at About Universal Health Services 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. 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. 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.