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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Activity Therapist

Mental & Behavioral HealthConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timePhiladelphia, PA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A master's degree in allied health or a related counseling or clinical field is required.
  • One year of experience in an allied therapy field working with people in recovery from mental health disorders is preferred.
  • A Pennsylvania professional license is preferred; Pennsylvania licensure as a music or art therapist is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Assess patients’ leisure and recreational activities and provide age- and developmentally appropriate therapy groups using activities, creative arts modalities, and talk therapy.
  • Help patients develop safety and crisis plans and establish behavioral treatment goals consistent with the facility’s philosophy and objectives.
  • Assist in assessing patients at admission and provide consistent updates throughout their stay.
  • Perform and document allied therapy and other assessments for assigned patients within 72 hours of admission, considering age and mental, social, and physical status; identify patients’ strengths and integrate relevant information; ensure a safety and crisis plan is completed with each patient.
  • Participate in developing master treatment plans by collaboratively identifying and incorporating realistic, measurable therapeutic goals and interventions, and reassess at least every seven days or as appropriate.
  • Communicate with patients in an open, reflective, nonjudgmental, clear, and appropriate manner consistent with evidence-based practices.
  • Apply the core elements of evidence-based treatment.
  • Collaborate with other staff to continually improve service delivery.

About the Company

Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Universal Health Services operates a network of acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, and ambulatory centers across the United States. It generates its services by acquiring and managing healthcare facilities, then integrating them under centralized operating practices to deliver patient care. The company’s offering is the management and provision of hospital and behavioral health services, with a focus on standardized clinical operations, economies of scale, and nationwide coverage. What sets UHS apart is its long history of growth through acquisitions, its size and scale in both acute and behavioral health markets, and its ability to integrate new facilities while maintaining consistent care quality. Its goal is to provide high-quality healthcare across a broad network, improve patient outcomes, and sustain long-term value for shareholders by expanding access and efficiency in hospital and behavioral health services.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Founded
1978

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