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ART/Music Therapist -CTRS - Full Time

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Coral Shores Behavioral Health, a subsidiary of UHS, is a beautiful, 80-bed adolescent and adult Baker Act receiving facility, which is located in sunny Stuart, Florida.

Our professional staff provide high quality, individualized care to uniquely fit the intensity and severity of each patient’s needs and offer a continuum of mental health and addiction services in a confidential, caring environment that promote crisis resolution, positive self- awareness, personal growth and problem-solving. Coral Shores is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

For more information about Coral Shores Behavioral Health, please visit our website at coralshoresbehavioral.com

The Activities Therapist is responsible for the delivery of expressive therapy interventions, including music, art and recreation to increase patients self-confidence and socialization; Teaches patients appropriate identification and release of emotion, problem solving, productive and healthy physical activity and coping skills that can be carried over after discharge; Ensures timely and accurate documentation in patient charts.

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.

Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. 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 in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit uhs.com.

If you would like to learn more about the position before applying, please contact Yaira Quinones Human Resources Director at yaira.quinonesdiaz@uhsinc.com and by phone at (772) 403-4008.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Bachelor degree in a related field; with specialized skills development; (i. e. recreational, art, music, etc.)

  • Two (2) yrs experience in hospital / psychiatric/ mental health or special developmental needs setting
  • Certification or registration in area of expertise or certification a plus or CTRS.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information.

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.

During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e. g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.

Licensure & Certifications

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in a related field and at least two years of experience in a psychiatric or mental health setting. Certification in a specialized area or a CTRS credential is preferred.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Music TherapyArt TherapyRecreational TherapyPatient DocumentationCoping Skills TrainingSocialization TechniquesBehavioral Health Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates ART/Music Therapist -CTRS - Full Time at UHS a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,961 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 32% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution46 jobs · 38 employers

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$70k-90k
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$110k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs

401k / retirement match
91%
Sign-on bonus
39%
CME allowance
27%
Loan repayment
18%
PSLF eligible
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,961 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Stuart

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$478k
Typical market rent
$2,181/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.2
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Port St. Lucie, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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