Activity Therapist Dance, Art, Music, or Recreation Therapist Carolina Cent

Activity Therapist

The Carolina Center for Behavioral Health is currently looking for a Certified Recreation, Art, Dance, or Music Therapist to join our team of dedicated professionals.

• Provide therapeutic recreational, music and activity services to geriatric, adult and adolescent patients.
• Assess patients' level of functioning and need for adjunctive therapy services.
• Develop and implement activity therapy treatment plans in concert with the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Maintain the clinical and administrative documentation associated with services rendered.
• Participate in the ongoing implementation of the department's or service's continuous quality improvement plan.

The Carolina Center for Behavioral Health is a 156-bed private behavioral health system located on 13 acres in the Greenville, South Carolina Area. Specializing in psychiatric programs and substance abuse treatments such as detox and rehab, the Center serves Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, and surrounding areas throughout South Carolina and western North Carolina. Programs are available at various levels of care to accommodate the severity of every patient’s condition: inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient treatment.

You are driven by the opportunity to make a difference and are committed to listening carefully to patients to provide the best support. You are diligent and attentive both during quiet times and in crisis situations, possessing a high level of emotional and social intelligence. Your satisfaction comes from witnessing patients’ noticeable progress or hearing sincere words of thanks from their families.

Develop and provide therapeutic activity groups to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients while ensuring their safety and maintaining a therapeutic milieu.

• Provide therapeutic recreational, music and activity services to geriatric, adult and adolescent patients.
• Assess patients' level of functioning and need for adjunctive therapy services.
• Develop and implement activity therapy treatment plans in concert with the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Maintain the clinical and administrative documentation associated with services rendered.
• Participate in the ongoing implementation of the department's or service's continuous quality improvement plan.

Challenging and rewarding work environment

Career development opportunities
Competitive compensation
Excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plan
401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan
Generous paid time off
$1,500 sign‑on bonus

Bachelor's degree in Recreation, Art, Music or Dance Therapy required.

Zero‑one (0‑1) year of experience required; two (2) years of related experience preferred. Knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques and understanding of mental illness preferred.

• Certification in Recreation, Music, Art, or Dance Therapy required.
• Successful completion of Management Aggressive Behavior Training (HWC) before unit orientation and prior to assisting with restraining procedures.
• Certification through American Red Cross or American Heart Association for CPR prior to taking an independent patient assignment.

Tuesday‑Saturday or Sunday‑Thursday; start times vary.

Telephone, shower/bath, audio‑visual equipment, EKG machine, thermometer, refrigerator, radio, blood pressure cuff, vitals machine, housekeeping supplies, copy machine, physical restraints, first aid items, and shredder.

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal‑opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.