CTRS (Recreational Therapist

Position: Recreational, Art, or Music Therapist (CTRS Preferred)

Location:
Cincinnati, OH
Schedule: Full Time

Our team at Blue Ridge Vista is forward-thinking and provides behavioral health care. We serve the residents of Southwest Ohio and Kentucky. Our psychiatric programs and therapies help your entire family recover from struggles with mental health disorders and traumatic events. We offer inpatient services for adult patients, partial hospitalization care, and intensive outpatient care.

Blue Ridge Vista Behavioral Hospital is seeking a compassionate and engaging Recreational, Art, or Music Therapist to join our multidisciplinary treatment team. This position is responsible for assessing patients' recreational and expressive therapy needs, developing and facilitating therapeutic groups, and promoting recovery through evidence-based recreational, art, or music therapy interventions. The therapist collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to support patients in developing healthy coping skills, improving emotional well-being, and enhancing overall functioning throughout hospitalization.

• Conduct assessments to identify patients' recreational, leisure, expressive therapy, and psychosocial needs.
• Develop, implement, and facilitate therapeutic recreation, art therapy, and/or music therapy groups for adult behavioral health patients.
• Create individualized treatment interventions that support patient recovery and treatment goals.
• Document assessments, treatment plans, group participation, progress notes, and discharge recommendations in the electronic medical record.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, therapists, and other members of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Encourage patient engagement in therapeutic activities that promote emotional regulation, social interaction, stress reduction, and healthy coping skills.
• Modify interventions to meet the cognitive, emotional, and physical abilities of each patient.
• Maintain a safe, therapeutic environment while monitoring patient participation and behavior.
• Participate in treatment team meetings, care planning, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Maintain therapy equipment, supplies, and activity areas.
• Comply with all hospital policies, accreditation standards, and applicable federal and state regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Recreational Therapy, Therapeutic Recreation, Art Therapy, Music Therapy, or a related field from an accredited program.
• One of the following credentials:
  • Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS);
    or
  • Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC);
    or
  • Registered and/or Board-Certified Art Therapist (ATR or ATR-BC), as applicable.
• Knowledge of behavioral health diagnoses, therapeutic interventions, and group facilitation techniques.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, organizational, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team.

Multiple medical plan options, Vista Wellness (physician/pharmacy), Dental, Vision

Generous PTO and paid holidays

401(k) with company contribution;
Life and disability coverage

Tuition reimbursement up to $15,000 and student loan forgiveness programs