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Art Therapist (LGPAT), FT Days - Activity Therapy

Employer
Adventist HealthCare
Location
Rockville, MD
Closing date
Nov 8, 2019

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Job Details

As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist HealthCare was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County.

Adventist HealthCare seeks to hire an Art Therapist, who will embrace our mission to extend God's care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing. If you want to make a difference in someone's life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.

Qualified candidates will possess:
- Masters degree in Art Therapy
- LGPAT license
- BLS certification via the American Heart Association
- Knowledge of psychiatric and addictive disease diagnoses and treatment (required)
- Experience with inpatient or outpatient psychiatric patient caseload (1-2 yrs preferred)

Full-time, weekday (M-F) schedule; 9am-5pm

The Art Therapist will be responsible to serve as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team; to provide art therapy services to child/adolescent and adult/senior psychiatric populations. These are patients in both Inpatient and Outpatient units; PHP - Partial Hospitalization Program, at AHC Behavioral Health and Wellness in Rockville.
- Must be comfortable with and in volatile situations and rapid changing patient environments.
- Independent; self-motivated and comfortable with working within a small team.
* Comfortable around dogs - - used in Pet Therapy groups

Work Schedule:
    • Ability to effectively plan and conduct clinical groups for children, adolescents, adults and seniors.
    • Full-time, Weekday schedule
    • SHIFTS: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm


Tobacco Statement

Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine use.

Adventist HealthCare will withdraw offers of employment to applicants who test positive for Cotinine (nicotine). Those testing positive for cotinine are given the opportunity to re-apply in 90 days, if they can truthfully attest that they have not used any nicotine products in the past ninety (90) days and successfully pass follow-up testing.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Adventist HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Company

We are a faith-based healthcare organization, based in Montgomery County, Maryland. We are the largest employer in Montgomery County with over 6,000 employees! Our comprehensive approach to caring for our community includes three acute-care hospitals – Shady Grove Medical Center, White Oak Medical Center and Fort Washington Medical Center – as well as two Physical Rehabilitation hospitals, Outpatient centers, Imaging Centers, Urgent Cares, Home Care Services, Employer Health Programs and Physician Networks. We are nationally recognized and honored especially for our Cardiac, OB, Cancer, Stroke, Orthopedic, Rehabilitation and Mental Health services. Our mission is to extend God's care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing. At its core, our mission expresses who we are, why we exist and the purpose behind what we do. These words are reflective of God’s character as outlined in the Bible and honor the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s long-standing commitment to healing. You will also find that many of the beliefs and standards of conduct at AHC are universal beliefs that are recognized across many faith traditions.

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820 West Diamond Avenue
Suite 600
Gaithersburg
MD
20878
US

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