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Are you passionate about making a real difference through creativity, movement, and connection? Lakeland Behavioral Health is looking for a Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) for recreational therapy. In this role, you’ll use fun, engaging, and therapeutic activities to help patients build coping skills, confidence, and a sense of joy—while being part of a compassionate, collaborative treatment team. If you believe recreation can be a powerful path to recovery, this is your chance to turn that passion into meaningful impact.
Job Responsibility:
Complete activity assessment through patient observation and patient/family interview
Plan, organize, direct and implement the activities within the treatment program to facility patient progress with treatment goals
Plan and implement an activities program including but not limited to therapeutic leisure skills and activities, leisure education and leisure awareness
Facilitate and lead activity sessions to improve patient mental and physical well-being
Instruct patients in activities and techniques, such are sports, dance, music, art or relaxation techniques designed to meet their specific needs
Develop treatment plans and implement activity interventions that meet patient needs and interests and helps the patient achieve his/her treatment goals
Engage patients in therapeutic activities, such as exercise, games and community outings
Help patients learn social skills needed to become or remain independent
Modify activities to suit the needs of specific groups
Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Therapeutic Recreation, Recreational Therapy or related field required
Three or more years’ experience in recreation in a healthcare setting with knowledge of patient population served by the facility required
Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) or currently in the process of obtaining national certification
OR certified in the area of specialty (Art, Dance, Music, etc.) OR clinical professional licensure (LCPC, LPC, etc.) with certification in expressive therapy area required
CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required
First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements
Nice to have:
Master’s degree preferred
Previous experience in recreation in a healthcare setting is preferred