Job Description

The Horsham Clinic is seeking an energetic, creative and mission-focused Manager Activity/Recreational Therapy. If you are eager to make a meaningful impact by leading top-notch inpatient therapy services, we would love to hear from you!

For more than 60 years, The Horsham Clinic has helped children, teens, adults and older adults manage and overcome a number of mental health issues at its 55-acre campus nestled in Ambler, Pennsylvania.  We have a total of 206 licensed acute beds and are one of the largest providers of acute inpatient services in Southeastern Pennsylvania.  The Horsham Clinic also offers partial hospitalization services for children, teens and adults at our main campus in Ambler, and at our Chester County and Delaware County partial programs.  We are committed to restoring every patient’s emotional well-being through interdisciplinary clinical programs and care that are provided by highly skilled professionals.  At Horsham, we encourage patients to grow and learn from their treatment, as well as develop their full potential to enjoy their quality of life with families, friends and within their community.  While our line of work may be challenging at times, it is also extremely rewarding!  Come join our team!

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What You’ll Do (Position Description)

The Manager of Activity/Recreational Therapy is responsible for assessing patient’s leisure and recreational activities, providing age and developmentally appropriate therapy groups and establishing behavioral treatment goals in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of The Horsham Clinic. The ideal candidate will supervise Activity, Group and other Recreation Therapists.  This role of fers both administrative and clinical leadership to our Recreation and Activity Therapies department.  This role involves interviewing and recommending new hires, overseeing training and development of the departments, and supervising department staff in alignment with the facility's philosophy, goals, and standards, as well as level of care requirements. This role directly reports to the Director of Therapy and Counseling and will assist in revamping and creating curriculums.

Contributions to Team Success (Job Duties/Responsibilities)

• Manage the activity and recreation therapy operations and oversight of 10 Inpatient units encompassing child, adolescent, dual diagnosis, SPMI, and general adult populations

• Supervises Recreation and Activity Therapist

• Maintains staff scheduling

• Coordinate and maintain group therapy schedules across all units

• Plan and implement recreation and activities across all units

• Manage therapeutic services coverage for all units

• Successful cross-functional collaboration between Nursing, Social Work and other departments to ensure a positive patient experience

What’s in it for you? (Benefits/Perks)

• Daily opportunities to make a direct impact on the treatment experience of our patients
• Free employee meals (continental breakfast, lunch and dinner)
• Employee Appreciation Events ( food trucks, summer BBQ’s, Holiday parties, employee gifts!)
• Enjoy the peaceful and beautiful campus scenery
• Employee Assistance Program (access to free consultations, resources and referrals for you, your family and anyone else that has a direct impact on your life)
• Competitive compensation & generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401K with company match and discounted stock plan (401K pre-tax and post-tax contribution options)
• Tuition Reimbursement (we’ll put money towards your next course, CEU or conference; we have tuition discounts with several schools such as Drexel, Chamberlain, Widener University)
• Student Loan Repayment Programs (we’ll help you pay off those pesky loans!)
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career Development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries!

About Universal Health Services (our parent company)

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, annual revenues were $11.6 billion in 2020. In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2020, ranked #281 on the Fortune 500; and listed #330 in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 334 behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 38 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.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: or 1-800-852-3449.

Job Requirements

Education :   Masters degree required in related field of Art, Music or Exercise/Fitness required.

Credentials: OT or CRT preferred

Experience:A minimum of three years’ experience in Recreation Therapy field working with a mental health population.

Knowledge:Knowledge of group leadership skills, age specific growth and development and crisis and behavior management.

Licensure/Certification:Certified Recreational Therapist or licensed in Specialty Therapy. Possesses current registration, certification or licensure in accordance with state and/or national board standards of specific field of allied health (i.e. art, recreational, music, psychodrama therapy)

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