Expressive Therapist - Behavioral Health

About This Role

This part-time expressive therapist position involves planning and implementing various therapy interventions within a facility to support patients' physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development, as well as their daily living and community functioning skills. The role may also include supervising expressive therapy students.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement Recreation, Music, Art, and/or Drama Therapy interventions within the facility
• Enhance physical, cognitive, social, and affective development
• Facilitate daily living and community functioning skills
• Participate in the supervision of Expressive Therapy students independently with limited supervision

Requirements

• Graduation from a college program with a major in Recreation Therapy, Music Therapy, Art Therapy, or Drama Therapy
• Current certification or registry in Recreation Therapy, Music Therapy, Art Therapy, or Drama Therapy, or obtain required certification or registry within 6 months of hire date to maintain employment
• Possess, or obtain within 60 days, RQI certification, and maintain current certification
• For Inpatient Mental Health Services, obtain CBMT Training within 90 days of hire and maintain training during employment
• Verbal communication skills required to lead Expressive Therapy
• Written communication skills required to complete required documentation

Nice to have:

• One year of experience in Artistic Expressive Therapy

Benefits

• Benefit eligible

Important Details

• Schedule: 3 days per week, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
• Hours per week: 24

About the Company

University Health Physicians provides care at Truman Medical Center.