Travel Inpatient Recreation/Recreational Therapist - $1,931 per week

Horizon Health is seeking a travel Inpatient Recreation/Recreational Therapist for a travel job in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Recreation/Recreational Therapist
• Discipline: Therapy
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 30 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Travel Recreational/Activity Therapist Opportunity

Assignment Details – Activity/Recreational Therapy

- Specialty: Behavioral Health
- Location: Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND
- Duration: 13 weeks with potential to renew
- Full-Time, 30 hours per week
- Shift: Day shift, Tuesday, Wednesday,Thursday 8 hours and Saturday,Sunday 3 hours (no shifts on Monday or Friday)
- Enhanced hourly rate & tax-exempt stipend where applicable
- Weekly rate: $1,712-1,931
- Bi-weekly pay
- Paid travel to/from assignment

Who we are & where you can make a difference:
Quality care is our passion; improving lives is our reward.  Horizon Health, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, is a leading behavioral services management company.  Our Adventure RN/Therapist program offers flexible employment opportunities across our national network of behavioral health facilities.

Job duties to include:
- Design and implement therapeutic activities for patients based on thorough assessment of patient's symptons, professional/referral input, and all other available data
- Evaluate and document patient responses to treatment and progress towards goals to develop recommendations for discharge and aftercare
- Conduct individual and/or group sessions in accordance with state/regulatory standards
- Provide appropriate education, resources, and support for patients before, during, and after treatment
- Provide high quality patient care, displaying good skills in assessment of patients’ functional needs and outcomes; consulting with and participating as part of the patients’ treatment team
- Complete and maintain all required documentation in a timely manner consistent with policies and regulations
- Assess patient needs regularly and assist in the developing and updating of the Master Treatment Plan
- Work within a team environment to ensure that each treatment modality is appropriate for the patient
- Provide group educational therapies to assigned patients consistent with established techniques and methods

Why become a Travel Therapist with Horizon Health?
- Be independent, enjoy variety AND be part of a collaborative team.
- Expand your experience and energize your career.
- Start confident - receive our comprehensive orientation prior to your first assignment.
- Career development opportunities – join a large, nationwide network of peers and leaders that educate, routinely exchange ideas, and review current topics within the industry.
- Our in-house travel program is exclusive to select UHS behavioral health facilities across the country.
- Fall in love with a location and facility?  An intercompany transfer into any permanent position is easy with no pause in your benefit coverage.   

Benefits of our in-house Traveling Therapist program include:
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive compensation and generous paid time off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries

Travel Therapist Job Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred
- Licensure/Certification: Certified Therapeutic Specialist with CTRS certification or may consider Music, Art, or Dance such as Registered Art Therapist, Certified Music Therapist
- Experience: Two (2) or more years' experience providing activity therapy; prefer experience in a behavioral health/psychiatric setting

About Universal Health Services 
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom.

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.

Horizon Health Job ID #3330. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 30.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

About Horizon Health

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• 401k retirement plan