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Newark, Delaware

Expressive Therapist - PRN

Counselor / TherapistIncludes weekendsNo nightsPer Diem

Compensation

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

We are looking for Master-Level Creative Arts (MUSIC, DANCE MOVEMENT, ART, ETC.,) Therapists who are willing to share their talents in order to explore the many avenues to healing.

This opportuntity offers varied PRN/Per Diem schedule and hours preferably on weekends for day shift.

Rockford Center is a 138-bed mental health facility located in Newark, DE, providing easy access to a full complement of inpatient and partial behavioral health programs for children and adolescents, adults, and older adults. Rockford is the only child inpatient behavioral health facility in DE, offers an experienced and tenured senior management team, and serves New Castle County and northern Maryland.

Website: Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services | Rockford Center | Newark, DE

Position Summary

Responsibilites

Deliver quality recreational and expressive therapies according to patient treatment program.

Develop and implement expressive therapy treatment plans that are age appropriate, and consistent with overall treatment goals.

  • Facilitates patient groups that are well prepared and beneficial to clients.
  • Maintain the clinical and administrative documentation associated with performed services
  • Initiates emergency measures according to age appropriate CPR and client resuscitation protocols.
  • Participates in emergency crisis interventions according to age appropriate techniques.

Maintains confidentiality related to patient, family, client facility and staff in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Provides patient care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that considers cultural diversity and age appropriateness so that autonomy, rights, and dignity are preserved.

Benefits

  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Chamberlain University Partnership discount
  • In-house Psychiatric Nurse Residency Transition-to-Practice
  • Orientation (Could earn 20 CEUs)
  • Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+locations!
  • Diverse programming to expand your experience and energize your career
  • HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

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.

Key Responsibilities Include

Benefits for an Expressive Therapist Include

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & 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 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • Tuition Assistance

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance.

During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. uhs.com

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Creative Arts, Recreation, Music or Dance Movement Therapy.
  • Previous experience in Behavioral Health preferred.
  • CPR certification and Completion of Handle With Care training within 90 days of employment.

EEO Statement

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Music therapyArt therapyRecreational therapyTreatment planningGroup facilitationClinical documentationCrisis interventionHIPAA compliance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Expressive Therapist - PRN at UHS a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,863 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 74% are remote, 22% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Delaware is 99.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.9 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,863 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingDelaware index 99.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Delaware43 active7,884 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 74% remote · 22% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,863 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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median 6.0this job 6.9
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  • No nights
  • Includes weekends
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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
Tuition Assistance
Chamberlain University Partnership discount
Career development opportunities
HealthStream online learning catalogue with free CEU courses
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

Living in Newark

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$325k
Typical market rent
$2,036/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.