Expressive Arts Therapist - Full Time

Pembroke Hospital
Pembroke, MA
Responsibilities

Expressive Arts / Activity Therapist Opportunity – Inpatient Behavioral Health

Pembroke Hospital is hiring for Activity Therapists to join the team! We are currently offering full time or part time opportunities.

Pembroke Hospital is a 120-bed acute care, inpatient behavioral health facility located south of Boston, in Pembroke, MA. Situated on 26 acres, we offer inpatient and partial hospitalization treatment to teens, adults and older adults, and our services are designed to assess, stabilize, and treat patients by addressing their primary symptoms and problems. At Pembroke Hospital, all positions begin and end with caring for the Patient . By Listening Deeply and Understanding the Story of our Patients, we will Make a Difference in the Lives we Touch.

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The Activity Therapist is an important member of the Pembroke Hospital's inpatient multidisciplinary treatment team. The Activity Therapist provides expressive arts therapy, psychoeducational groups, and recreational activities on Pembroke Hospital's inpatient psychiatric units.

Benefit Highlights

  • Student Loan Repayment - $200 per month
  • Tuition Reimbursement - $5,000 per year
  • 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!
  • Further your education at a low cost through our Tuition Discount partnership with Chamberlin University
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

Responsibilities

  • Perform initial activity therapy assessment to develop appropriate treatment goals
  • Facilitate groups on the inpatient psychiatric units
  • Complete group documentation and communicate with other members of the treatment team via treatment planning and team meetings
  • Provide education to Mental Health Associates through both formal and informal means to ensure effective and appropriate therapeutic group facilitation
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation

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.

Qualifications

Requirements

  • Master’s Degree in related field and working toward or has already obtained a certification in the fields of expressive, music, art, recreation, occupational, or physical therapy.

OR

  • Bachelor's degree in recreational or expressive therapy and one of the following certifications:Certified Therapeutic Recreational Specialist (CTRS), Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC), Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC), or other Certified Expressive Therapist modality

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.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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Posted 2026-01-27

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