Activity/Recreational Therapist

CTRS, MT-BC (Music Therapy), or ATR (Art Therapist) Certification Required

Copper Springs, operated jointly with Lifepoint Behavioral Health and Springstone, seeks passionate, patient-centric, and goal-oriented team members to join our team. We specialize in compassionate behavioral health services, including crisis stabilization, inpatient care, and outpatient treatment for acute mental health and substance use treatment. Our philosophy is built on a psychosocial model of care to decrease suicide rates, decrease addiction-related deaths, reverse the decline in life expectancy, and improve productivity in the communities we serve. We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, and flexible scheduling so you can focus on what matters–providing quality patient care. Join our team in Avondale, Arizona, to build a career that touches lives.

As an Activities Therapist, you will be a member of the clinical services team at Copper Springs. Our team drives a “Clinical First” attitude to help fulfill our mission of “Changing People’s Lives®”.  Our Activities Therapists utilize an approve recreation program to assist patients in developing interpersonal relationships to further develop confidence needed to participate in-group activities. Our patient centric approach delivers superior outcomes for our patients.

Members of our team enjoy:

• Working with a highly engaged staff
• Healthy staffing levels
• Flexible scheduling
• Career growth
• Competitive compensation
• UKG Wallet - We've partnered with UKG Wallet, a voluntary Earned Wage Access benefit, to offer employees access to their pay on their schedule.

• Develop a plan of care with specific and measurable goals, objectives, and interventions defining actions unique to each patient’s needs.
• Contribute to treatment planning with feedback to nursing and program staff to achieve therapeutic interventions.
• Provides direction to nursing staff regarding activity related groups.
• Attends to all treatment teams with input into patient’s Activity Therapy goals.

Requirements:

• Certification Required
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institute in Recreational, Music or Art Therapy or similar field
• Licensure or certification per state of practice guidelines
• CPR and CPI Certification within 30 day of employment

Experience:

• Previous experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients preferred.