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Job Description
Coordinates management of creative arts and recreation therapy program including leading staff volunteers and interns program development initiatives and donor relations. Provides comprehensive creative arts and recreation therapy assessment and treatment interventions for patients involving families as appropriate for the target population. Plans develops and implements individual and group therapy sessions for patients across the life spectrum. For children adolescent and young adult patients also involves families in therapy sessions. Primary responsibilities include: program development and scheduling conducting assessments and group and individual therapy with patients; maintaining accurate and uptodate charting data and statistics; organizing and ordering supplies/equipment/inventory within allotted budget; supporting community and donor relations; overseeing service coordination with external resources; leading quality improvement initiatives; and leading clinical and administrative supervision of interns and creative arts and recreation therapy volunteers.
The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.
Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.
The Rec Therapist 2 starts at: $41.35 (Hourly Rate)
The Rec Therapist 3 starts at: $45.48 (Hourly Rate)
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Education: Bachelors or Masters degree required (as per requirements of the profession).
Certification or Registration in field of expertise or certification/registration eligible (see Required Licenses/Certifications).
Experience working with adults in individual and groupbased interventions in psychiatric treatment of at least two years in duration (one year of experience if internship completed within the hiring department)
Demonstrates skills knowledge and ability in developmentally and age/population appropriate interventions.
Demonstrates ability to assess individual patients developmental level general medical condition psychsocial needs and capabilities.
Provides patients with opportunities for expressing their individual thoughts and feelings and provide support as part of patients therapeutic support system.
Demonstrates compassion and understanding in order to build a relationship of rapport and trust with patients and their families.
Ability to communicate pertinent information and concerns and coordinate goals with medical staff for optimum health outcomes.
Demonstrates ability to plan and facilitate therapy groups.
Demonstrates skills in oral and written communication that will allow preparation of medical record documentation oral presentation and conference presentations.
This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.
Rec therapist 3 requires all the above plus the following:
Experience working with adults in individual and groupbased intervention in psychiatric treatment of at least five years in duration.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working with people who have acute/severe mental illness.
Experience providing evidencebased treatments to psychiatrically acute patients in similar clinical setting.
Rec therapist 3 preferred qualifications include all the above plus the following:
Experience in mentoring and supervision
Experience in program development
License/Certification
One of the following:
Board Certified Music Therapist (MTBC)
Board Certified (or certification eligible) Art Therapist (ATRBC)
Registered (or registration eligible) Drama Therapist (RDT)
Board Certified (or certification eligible) Dance Movement Therapist (BCDMT)
Registered (or registration eligible) Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT)
Certified Recreation Therapy Specialist (CTRS)
Certification/registration eligible applies to Rec therapist 2.
Certification or registration is required for Rec therapist 3.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of California San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age protected veteran or disabled status or genetic information.
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Employment Type
Full Time
