Travel Activity Therapist - Behavioral Health

Travel Activity Therapist Opportunity

Assignment Details

• Specialty: Behavioral Health

• Location: Altru Hosptial in Grand Forks, ND

• Duration: 13 weeks

• Full-Time, 40 hours per week (5x8 schedule)

• Shift: day shift 8:00am-5:00pm

• Enhanced hourly rate, tax-exempt stipend where applicable
• Bi-weekly pay
• Opportunity for overtime
• 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.

Travel Therapist Responsibilities:

• Conduct activity therapy to improve functioning and independence
• Provide activity resources and opportunities for all patients with a focus on improving health and well-being
• 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 developing and updating 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. View our locations: UHS Map
• 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

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

To learn more about our travel positions before applying, contact Devon Thornton - Adventure RN Recruiter, at devon.thornton@horizonhealth.com.

Travel Therapist Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred
• Licensure/Certification: may consider Music, Art, Recreational as well as Dance Therapist certificaition, Registered Art Therapist, Certified Music Therapist, Registered Physical Therapist, Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS), or Certified Yoga Instructor
• Experience: Two (2) or more years' experience providing activity therapy; prefer experience in a behavioral health/psych setting

EEO Statement

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