Activity Therapist
Prairie St. John's, a 132-bed psychiatric care facility located in Fargo, North Dakota, has been providing services for children, adolescents, and adults to address behavioral health and substance use challenges since 1997. Prairie offers inpatient hospitalization, day treatment, residential treatment, and intensive outpatient services. Accredited by The Joint Commission, we are the largest, freestanding behavioral health facility in the region. More than 4000 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Prairie St. John's.
This position is on-site- one weekend/month. Occasional holiday coverage required.
Job Duties:

• Planning and coordinating client-centered, interactive activities for patient groups based upon assessed needs; recognizing instability cues and providing de-escalating interventions if needed.
• Assessments are performed and documented thoroughly and in a timely manner
• Participates in interdisciplinary team treatment planning and review process; addresses relevant issues related to discharge with patient and team; communicates with treatment team regarding patient treatment, progress and/or concerns.
• Documents assessment, group participation, and in an accurate, timely and complete manner, following established policies and procedures.

What do our employees value at Prairie St. John's & UHS?
An environment that puts patient care first. One of the most rewarding aspects of working as a Mental Health Technician is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times. Supportive and responsive leadership. Opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career in the areas of Psychiatric Nursing, Social Work, Therapy, Counseling, and Substance Use Disorders.
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $10.77 billion in 2018. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 87,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 327 behavioral health facilities, 40 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
Occupational Therapist Assistant Job Requirements:
· Licensure as a OTR or CTRS in North Dakota or licensed music or art teacher.
· Must possess the ability to plan and implement Activity Therapy Groups.
· Critical thinking and problem-solving skills; able to react quickly and calmly as part of a team to handle volatile and potentially emergency situations; make effective decisions while in stressful situations and circumstances; and after training, be able to manage disruptive and explosive patients; smoothly and rapidly shift between dissimilar tasks
· Communicate thoroughly and accurately in a professional manner both verbally and in writing. Exceptional interpersonal communication skills are expected.
· Successful employees demonstrate a pleasant upbeat demeanor and a positive attitude.
· Able to use Microsoft Office products
EEO Statement
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.
Pay: From $25.00 per hour
Schedule:

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Weekends as needed

License/Certification:

• Occupational Therapy License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person