Healing Arts Therapist

3 days ago
United StatesMental Health Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Wilmington Treatment Center as a Healing Arts Therapist – Activity Therapy in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • 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.

Requirements

  • 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.

Work Schedule

  • Fixed schedule.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Wilmington Treatment Center as a Healing Arts Therapist – Activity Therapy.

Key Skills

Therapeutic RecreationRecreational TherapyPatient AssessmentActivity PlanningSocial Skills DevelopmentTherapeutic ActivitiesEmpathyPatient SafetyActivity FacilitationLeisure EducationArt TherapyMusic TherapyDance TherapyExerciseCommunity OutingsRelaxation Techniques
HealthcareSocial ServicesSports & RecreationArt & DesignEducationvia Icims

Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Healing Arts Therapist at Wilmington Treatment Center a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Wilmington Treatment Center is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Therapeutic Recreation, Recreational Therapy, Patient Assessment, Activity Planning, Social Skills Development, Therapeutic Activities, Empathy, Patient Safety. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The Healing Arts Therapist is responsible for planning, directing, and implementing activity therapy programs as part of the patient's treatment plan. This includes conducting assessments, facilitating activity sessions, and modifying activities to meet patient needs.

About WeekdayDoc

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About Wilmington Treatment Center

Mental Health Care
Wilmington, NC
2-5
4.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

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3d ago

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