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Universal Health Services
LEXINGTON, KY

Expressive Therapist (BA)

FULL_TIMEBehavioral Health / Psych
Pay & benefits for this position
RN: $39/hr
401(k) / retirement matchPaid Time OffHealth insuranceDental & visionTuition assistanceMental health support
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Position Details

Hospital System
Universal Health Services
Location
LEXINGTON, KY
Job Type
FULL_TIME
Specialty
Behavioral Health / Psych
Posted
2026-05-26
Applications close
2026-10-11
Job ID
354313

Description

  • Responsibilities The Ridge Behavioral Health System is a 110-bed hospital offering psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment for children, adolescents, and adults. Our specialized treatment services are provided by a multidisciplinary team of highly trained psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses, and activity therapists. The Ridge Behavioral Health System prides itself as being the only free-standing psychiatric hospital in the Central Kentucky area.  We have provided behavioral health services to over 92 Kentucky counties for over 39 years. Visit us online: https://ridgebhs.com  The Expressive Therapist is responsible for: developing and implementing various aspects of the expressive therapy program based upon each units needs and demographics; developing and implementing Recreation Therapy treatment plans in conjunction with and attends the interdisciplinary treatment team meetings; providing therapy consistent with level of growth, development, age, and functioning; providing therapy consistent with overall treatment goals; completing Recreation Therapy section of the treatment plan within 72 hours of admission for assigned patients; completing progress notes for assigned patients. Benefit Highlights: Challenging and rewarding work environment Competitive Compensation Tuition Reimbursement Program Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan Generous Paid Time Off Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries If you would like to learn more about this position before applying, please contact Madison Reddell, Clinical Recruiter, at Madison.Reddell@uhsinc.com or by phone at (484)
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  • 2790. About Universal Health Services Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. www.uhs.com. Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Music Therapy OR Master’s Degree in Art or Education required. Board certification (MT-BC) or eligibility to sit for national exam conducted through the Certification Board for Music Therapist (CBMT) licensure OR LPATA with supervision or LPAT/ATR-BC required.  Previous inpatient mental health experience preferred.   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. Notice At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1
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