ACTIVITY THERAPIST (ART, MUSIC, YOGA, OT) – FULL TIME

Job Description

Job Ttitle: ACTIVITY THERAPIST (ART, MUSIC, YOGA, OT) – FULL TIME

Company: Universal Health Services


Description: Job Description:ResponsibilitiesTexoma Medical Center, a 414-bed acute care facility has been providing quality health care to the residents of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma since 1965. Our main campus is located in Denison, Texas, approximately one hour north of the Dallas/Fort Worth area and just south of the Texas/Oklahoma border. In addition, we have numerous facilities in locations throughout the Texoma region. Since 1965, TMC has forged a special relationship with the people of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma. Texoma residents have come to depend on TMC to meet a spectrum of physical, mental and spiritual needs. TMC has responded with unique services to provide the kind of sophisticated, experienced care that was once available only in major metropolitan areas. We offer major specialty services including open heart surgery and neurosurgery. Advanced resources such as certified trauma care support TMC’s role as a regional specialty center.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. www.uhs.comPOSITION SUMMARY:This position is responsible to plan, organize, implement and evaluate Therapeutic Recreation and leisure programs to psychiatric patients, including group
leisure time and physical education activities, which are designed to maximize the social, physical, cognitive and emotional functioning of patients so that a
desirable quality of leisure life can be attained.
Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of therapeutic recreation, physical education, dance movement, music

therapy or related field. * Requires at least one (1) year of experience providing instruction in a recreational program; or in a closely relatedwork; or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. Previous experience in behavioral
healthcare strongly preferred. * Certification or Licensure as a Recreational, Occupational, Music, Art, or Yoga Therapist required. BLS (Basic LifeSupport) Healthcare Provider course according to RQI program guidelines must be completed during new hire
orientation prior to working in a clinical setting. Handle with Care, and Verbal De-Escalation training must be
completed during new hire orientation and annually prior to working in a clinical setting. Additional training to be
completed with respective timeline. * Demonstrate a caring, friendly, and professional demeanor with the ability to encourage and appropriately supportothers. Demonstrate knowledge of and exhibit skill in evaluating and treating adolescent, adult, and geriatric persons
with psychosocial and cognitive problems. Must be able to communicate and work effectively with people of differing
educational and cultural backgrounds. Must be organized and able to prioritize activities. Must be cognizant of ageappropriate activities. Practices teamwork.EEO StatementAll 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.Avoid and Report Recruitment ScamsAt UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHSand our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.

Salary:

Location: Sherman, TX

Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 01:18:57 GMT


Read More…