Recreation Therapist

Responsibilities

Kingwood Pines Hospital is a 116‑bed facility located in the beautiful residential Kingwood community, 30 miles northeast of the Houston Medical Center. The hospital provides 24‑hour emergency services and serves children, adolescents, and adults for psychiatric and behavioral health, including intensive outpatient and partial hospital program services.

The Recreation Therapist is responsible for planning and implementing activity services for the assigned program, defining and implementing treatment goals as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and providing continuous patient care, observation, interaction, and role modeling to patients.

Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm; occasional nights and weekends.

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plan
• 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Generous paid time off
• Free basic life insurance

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in art, music, or recreation therapy, humanities, social work, or a related therapeutic discipline.
• Experience:
  
  One year of related experience with knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques and an understanding of mental illness (preferred).
• Licensure:
  Certification or licensure as CTRS is required.
• Additional Requirements:
  
  Successful completion of CPR certification and Handle with Care training; certifications may be obtained during new hire orientation.

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.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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