ART THERAPIST Job at Laurel Ridge Treatment Center, San Antonio, TX

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  • Laurel Ridge Treatment Center
  • San Antonio, TX

Job Description

Responsibilities

Since 1987, Laurel Ridge Treatment Center has been the premier provider of specialized behavioral health and addictive disease services in San Antonio and South Texas. Our 330-bed facility is one of the largest freestanding psychiatric hospitals in the United States. Set on a therapeutic 29-acre campus in north central San Antonio, Laurel Ridges serves as the setting for the treatment for children, adolescents, young adults, adults, veterans and military personnel. Laurel Ridge’s comprehensive programs treat disorders such as bipolar disorder, psychological trauma, PTSD, depression and anxiety, mental illnesses and addictive disease disorders such as alcoholism, drug addiction and substance abuse.

Laurel Ridge Treatment Center is part of one of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS). UHS has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune for 10 years in a row.

Universal Health Services (UHS)

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $10.77 billion in 2018. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 87,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 327 behavioral health facilities, 40 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

POSITION PURPOSE : Provides art therapy services as well as additional experiential therapy to patients. Documents provision of services according to regulatory standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Programs and facilitates therapeutic activities for all patient population groups.

2. Document provision of services according to regulatory and organizational standards.

3. Assists in PI development.

4. Assist in maintaining recreational supplies and equipment needed for art therapy activities.

5. Provide direction and maintains responsibility for the quality of art therapy services offered on assigned units.

6. Maintains a good working relationship with other departments in the hospital.

7. Ensures hospital policy and procedures are implemented.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS :

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES: Strong verbal, written, and communication skills. Creative programming and ability to modify recreational activities to suit children, adolescents, and adults in a psychiatric setting.

EDUCATION: Master’s in Counseling or Master’s in Creative Art Therapy

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: LPC and ATR or ATR-BC

EXPERIENCE: Must have at least 1 year of experience working in an acute inpatient behavioral health facility, as well as experience providing art therapy programming to children, adolescents, and adults.

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