Now Hiring: Activity Therapist
Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital – West Bloomfield, MI

Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital is excited to welcome a passionate and creative Contigent Activity Therapist to our growing team!

Our state-of-the-art behavioral health hospital is a joint venture between Acadia Healthcare and Henry Ford Health. This modern, two-story facility provides compassionate, evidence-based mental healthcare for adolescents, adults, and senior adults in a calm and supportive environment designed to promote healing and recovery.

Located in beautiful West Bloomfield, Michigan, our hospital features contemporary amenities, six outdoor therapeutic spaces, and thoughtfully designed treatment areas that enhance both patient care and staff experience. We are proud to foster a culture rooted in respect, collaboration, innovation, and professional growth.

About the Role:

As an Activity Therapist, you will play a vital role in the interdisciplinary treatment team by planning, directing, and implementing therapeutic activity programs that support each patient’s individualized treatment plan. Through engaging and meaningful interventions, you will help patients build coping skills, improve social functioning, and support their overall recovery journey.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Complete activity assessment through patient observation and patient/family interview, obtaining information on the patient’s needs, skills, interests and limitations for the development and implementation of the treatment plan.
• 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.  When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints.  Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS: 

• ​Bachelor's Degree in Therapeutic Recreation, Recreational Therapy or related field required.   
• ​Master’s degree preferred.  

• ​Three or more years’ experience in recreation in a healthcare setting with knowledge of patient population served by the facility required. 
• ​Previous experience in recreation in a healthcare setting is preferred. 

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LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS), or

• Certification in a recognized specialty area (Art Therapy, Dance/Movement Therapy, Music Therapy, etc.), or

• Clinical professional licensure (LCPC, LPC, LMSW, etc.) with certification in a related expressive or activity-based therapy discipline

• CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances
(e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

We are committed to providing equal  employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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