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Louisville, Colorado

Activities Therapist-PRN-Board Certified

CounselorIncludes callIncludes weekendsPer Diem

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

We are looking for a dynamic, PRN, Activities Therapist (Art, Recreation, Music, or Dance/Movement) Board Certified in Specialty who will embrace the opportunity to have a positive impact on the lives of the patients we serve!

Centennial Peaks Hospital has been providing psychiatric services to the Denver-metro area for more than 30 years. Located in beautiful Louisville, CO, our 104-bed facility provides a peaceful setting for those seeking treatment for mental illness including chemical dependency.

Centennial Peaks offers unique and individualized programming for adolescents and adults that sets us apart from many other treatment facilities. Our dynamic leadership team includes a seasoned nursing department.

Our hospital is fortunate to provide Electroconvulsive Therapy, Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Programs in addition to inpatient services. centennialpeaks.com

It takes passion and dedication to meet the behavioral health needs of our community and specifically Centennial Peaks Hospital adult patients struggling with mental health concerns. Bring your expertise, compassion, and desire to help others and make a difference in the lives of others.

The Activities Therapist is an important member of the Centennial Peaks Hospital’s inpatient multidisciplinary treatment team. The Activities Therapist provides expressive arts therapy, psychoeducational groups, and recreational activities to inpatient psychiatric units. We are looking for candidates who specializes in Recreational, Art, Dance/Movement or Expressive Arts.

  • This is a PRN position-Weekdays with Occasional Weekends.
  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Specialty Therapy Required.
  • MUST be registered as a Recreation (CTRS), Music (MT-BC), Dance/Movement (R-DMT) or Art Therapist (ATR)
  • Preferred: Board-Certified in specialty
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Specialty Therapy Required.
  • One year experience in working with a mental health population preferred.
  • Recreation-MUST have or be eligible for CTRS
  • Music-MUST have or be eligible for MT-BC
  • Dance/Movement or Expressive Arts-MUST have or be eligible for R-DMT or REAT
  • Benefit Highlights
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • Company-wide Discount Program
  • Pet Insurance
  • On-site cafeteria

Hot Meals for Purchase at Discounted Prices

  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: UHS Benefits Service Center (ehr.com)
  • For full consideration, please apply directly to our website: jobs.uhsinc.com
  • Screening of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

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

  • MUST be registered as a Recreation (CTRS), Music (MT-BC), Dance/Movement (R-DMT) or Art Therapist (ATR)
  • Preferred: Board-Certified in specialty
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Specialty Therapy Required.
  • One year experience in working with a mental health population preferred

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Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Mental Health TreatmentPatient CareArt TherapyMusic TherapyDance/Movement Therapy

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 26% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs

401k / retirement match
87%
CME allowance
47%
PSLF eligible
40%
Loan repayment
37% this job
Sign-on bonus
27%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,035 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Louisville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$775k
Typical market rent
$2,511/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.2
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boulder, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Company-wide Discount Program
Pet Insurance
On-site Cafeteria
Career Development Opportunities