Activities Therapist

4 days ago
Garfield Heights, OhioFull TimeMental Health Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends✓ No Nights

Job Description

About the Role

Join Cleveland Clinic as a Activities Therapist – Days, M-F in United States. At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

Key Responsibilities

  • will help improve patient outcomes through various therapeutic interventions and supports.
  • provide the best healthcare experience possible.
  • Provide Therapeutic Programming assessments, written treatment plans, programming and ongoing notes in conju.
  • implement therapeutic interventions to address designated patient needs.

Requirements

  • bed health system that includes a 173

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Day shift only - no nights.

This position offers day shifts only. Work with Cleveland Clinic in United States.

Key Skills

Recreational therapyArt therapyExpressive therapyTreatment planningTherapeutic programmingGroup leadershipBehavioral healthPatient assessmentClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaborationDe-escalationBasic life support
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Activities Therapist at Cleveland Clinic a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Cleveland Clinic 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 Garfield Heights, Ohio.

Why This Position Stands Out

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

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Recreational therapy, Art therapy, Expressive therapy, Treatment planning, Therapeutic programming, Group leadership, Behavioral health, Patient assessment. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The Activities Therapist will design and implement therapeutic interventions and treatment plans to improve patient outcomes. They will also collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and document patient progress to ensure effective care.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Mental Health Therapy psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Cleveland Clinic

Hospitals and Health Care
Cleveland, Ohio
0-2
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (3)

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

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

No nights (Independent predictor ↓ burnout)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

4d ago

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