Panama Job Openings

Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital

Recreational Therapist Opportunity

Panama City

FULL TIME

October 18, 2024

Recreational Therapist Opportunity
Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital provides inpatient treatment services to children, adolescents and adults at our 86-bed facility in Panama City, FL and outpatient services to adolescents and adults at our three outpatient centers located throughout the Florida Panhandle. Additionally, we offer specialized treatment for active duty military members through our Military Resiliency Program, specialized chemical dependency treatment and TMS therapy for chronic depression.
The Recreational Therapist provides successful expressive therapy interventions, including music, art and recreation, which increase self confidence, socialization and offer alternative therapeutic approaches. Teaches patients appropriate identification and release of emotions, problem-solving ability, physical exercise and coping skills that can be carried over after discharge.
Job Duties/Responsibilities:

Collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to provide evidence base treatment and service for inpatient psychiatric patients in a practice environment aimed at continuous evaluation and improvement.
Plans, schedules and implements expressive therapy programs to meet needs, interests and capabilities of patient population. Implements program of therapeutic activities to assist participants in moving toward improved functioning and attainment of individual treatment goals. Teaches patients appropriate identification and release of emotions, problem-solving ability, physical exercise and coping skills that can be carried over after discharge.
Engage maximum number of patients in art, recreation, painting, discussion groups, and movement therapy, and assist the Behavioral health staff to co-lead effectively. Resource additional expressive therapeutic interventions to engage nonparticipants. Addresses identified patients’ needs and obstacles.
Documents patients’ abilities and needs in relationship to treatment goals and objectives. Documents patients’ responses to these services in accordance with regulatory standards.
Completes assessment with Mental Health patients to examine personal resources and deficits in coping and leisure skills.

Benefit Highlights:

Challenging and rewarding work environment
Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
So Fi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

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.com
Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation Therapy or related Arts Degree with additional therapy training/certification.
Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist preferred
One (1) year experience working in an acute behavioral setting preferred
Ability to work a varied schedule to include including some weekends and evenings between the hours of 8am and 9pm.

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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At 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 UHS and 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.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $21.00 per hour
Benefits:

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Employee discount
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Referral program
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance

Schedule:

8 hour shift
Day shift
Evening shift
Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

Do you have a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Recreation Therapy or related Arts Degree with additional therapy training/certification ?

Ability to Relocate:

Panama City, FL 32405: Relocate before starting work (Required)

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