Behavioral Health Expressive Therapist Program Specialist

As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA

This position provides core clinical services within assigned treatment program. The incumbent provides leadership to clinical team and on-site management support in collaboration with the program manager/director.

Corporate Overview: University of Utah Health is an integrated academic healthcare system with five hospitals including a level 1 trauma center, eleven community health centers, over 1,600 providers, and a health plan serving over 200,000 members.

University of Utah Health is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience.

In addition to our clinical delivery system, we have a School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, and College of Health providing education and training for over 1,250 providers annually. We have over 2 million patient visits annually and research grants exceeding $350 million.

University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics represents our clinical operations for the larger health system.

Essential Functions

• Provides safe and appropriate specialized programs.
• Assesses patients, develops and implements treatment programs to meet the goals of treatment services and patient needs.
• Establishes treatment goals.
• Evaluates therapy results and modifies treatment plans accordingly.
• Develops discharge plans in collaboration with patient, family and treatment team members.
• Participates as an active member of the treatment team.
• Participates in the department and service delivery unit's quality improvement programs.
• Evaluates and assists in procurement of needed resources.
• Performs leadership role for therapy teams.
• Provides direct clinical supervision of programs, group work and family education.
• Serves as a liaison with all mental health and legal services as required.
• Assists program manager/director with providing on-site clinical and leadership interventions.
• Provides direct patient care in area of expertise.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.
• Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit.
• Knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development.

Ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.

Qualifications

Required

• Four years of progressive leadership experience.
• Licenses Required

Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.

One of the Following

• Current licensure to practice as a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (TRS) in the State of Utah.
• Current licensure to practice as a Master Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (MTRS) in the State of Utah.
• Current registration as an Art Therapist (ATR) with the American Art Therapy Association.
• Current Music Therapy certification through the Certification Board for Music Therapy (MT-BC)
• Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) by the Art Therapy Credentials Board.

• Additional license requirements as determined by the hiring department.

• Qualifications (Preferred)
• Working Conditions and Physical Demands
• Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

This position involves intensive work that may exert up to 50 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving objects, such as medical equipment, or patients while providing patient care to those with psychiatric conditions.

Physical Requirements

Carrying, Lifting, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Pulling and/or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Walking