Expressive Therapist/Part-time Washington Adventist Hospital Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
Takoma Park Maryland (just NE of DC)
20 Hours/Week Afternoons M-F
Qualifications: Masters preferred (i.e., Recreation Therapy, Music Therapy, Drama Therapy, Art Therapy). Prior experience in acute psychiatric care preferred.
Responsibilities: Expressive Therapist collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to provide evidence-based treatment and service for adult and adolescent inpatient psychiatric patients.
Therapist conducts a program of therapeutic activities including art, recreation, relaxation, psycho-education, verbal processing groups, and movement therapy to assist participants to move toward improved functioning and attainment of individual treatment goals. Therapist works with Behavioral health staff to co-lead effectively.
Therapist documents patients’ responses to these services in accordance with regulatory standards.
Therapist implements the therapeutic program as planned in the absence of the E.T. Coordinator.
Please go to the following link:
http://www.adventisthealthcare.com/careers/job-search.aspx
under keywords, type in Expressive Therapist
Job code is 299976
Please fill out the online application and also send your resume to the email address below.
Rebecca Wilkinson, MA, ATR-BC
Coordinator, Expressive Therapies
Behavioral Health Unit 2100
Washington Adventist Hospital
Takoma Park, Maryland 20910
301 891 5557
Raw1717@yahoo.com
