Travel Recreation/Recreational Therapist
Lexington, KY
Horizon Health
5x8 hrs, Days

Travel Recreational Therapist Opportunity

Assignment Details – Recreational/Activty Therapy

- Specialty: Behavioral Health
- Location: The Ridge Behavioral Health in Lexington, KY
- Duration: 13 weeks with potential to renew
- Full-Time, 40 hours per week
- Shift: Days, 8:00am – 5:00pm
- Enhanced hourly rate & tax-exempt stipend where applicable
- Weekly rate: $2,207 - $2,499
- Bi-weekly pay
- Paid travel to/from assignment

Who we are & where you can make a difference:
Quality care is our passion; improving lives is our reward.  Horizon Health, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, is a leading behavioral services management company.  Our Adventure RN/Therapist program offers flexible employment opportunities across our national network of behavioral health facilities.

Job duties to include:
- Develop and implement recreational therapy treatment plans
- Attend the interdisciplinary treatment team meetings
- Provide therapy consistent with level of growth, development, age, and functioning
- Contribute to program design within the recreational therapy department

Why become a Travel Therapist with Horizon Health?
- Be independent, enjoy variety AND be part of a collaborative team.
- Expand your experience and energize your career.
- Start confident - receive our comprehensive orientation prior to your first assignment.
- Career development opportunities – join a large, nationwide network of peers and leaders that educate, routinely exchange ideas, and review current topics within the industry.
- Our in-house travel program is exclusive to select UHS behavioral health facilities across the country.
- Fall in love with a location and facility?  An intercompany transfer into any permanent position is easy with no pause in your benefit coverage.   

Benefits of our in-house Traveling Therapist program include:
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive compensation and generous paid time off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries

Travel Therapist Job Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation
- Licensure/Certification: Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS)
- Experience: at least one year of inpatient mental health experience
- Will also consider a Music or Art Therapist who is board certified in Kentucky; Music Therapist must have Bachelor's degree and Art Therapist must have a Master's degree.

About Universal Health Services 
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

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.