We are currently looking for a PRN Recreation Therapist to join our team at North Spring Behavioral Healthcare!

The Recreation Therapist is responsible for providing assistance in the planning, organizing, directing, controlling and evaluating the activities of the facility to ensure appropriate recreation/leisure/social services are provided to each patient.

This is a per diem (PRN) position (10 hours per week) providing weekend coverage for recreational activities.

Key responsibilities:

• Facilitates group activities in conjunction with gender specific programming.
• Fulfills responsibilities to the facility in adherence to the philosophy, policies and procedures.
• Follows documentation requirements to meet the standards for Virginia Department of Behavioral health and Developmental Services, Virginia Medicaid Services, Tricare and Joint Commission.
• Performs other duties as assigned based on the need of the facility.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• Active CTRS certification
• Prefer at least two year's experience working with children and adolescents.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must pass a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screen.
• Good verbal and written skills, ability to rotate shifts and programs as necessary and ability to maintain confidentiality of resident information.
• Must consistently exhibit mental and emotional ability to understand and perform the essential functions of the job.
• Knowledge of principles of psychology and child growth and development are useful.
• Limit setting, responding to children and adolescents in a caring, mature manner while maintaining professional boundaries necessary.

Location: Beautiful Leesburg, Virginia, 40 miles Northwest of Washington DC. Named one of the best places to live by Money magazine. 45-acre campus in a rural area on the northern edge of Leesburg with a gymnasium, beautiful outdoor campus and high ropes course. Excellent public school system.

North Spring Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. is a multifaceted behavioral healthcare system comprised of three programs to serve children and adolescents with a broad spectrum of psychiatric service needs. Programs of service include an 87-bed, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services licensed, Joint Commission accredited psychiatric residential treatment facility, a Partial Hospitalization Program, and a 40-bed acute psychiatric hospital. Our strategic plan for the past two years has been centered on improving fidelity to our evidence-based clinical methodology. North Spring is part of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) one of the Nation’s largest and most respected healthcare management companies, operating through its subsidiaries acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers nationwide. Founded in 1978, UHS subsidiaries now have more than 83,000 employees. The UHS business strategy is to build or purchase healthcare 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.

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Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $66,000.00 - $74,000.00 per year

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

License/Certification:

• CTRS (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Leesburg, VA 20176 (Required)

Work Location: In person