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Mountain Youth Academy (a UHS company) is seeking an ACTIVITY AIDE to join our growing team! Come make a difference in the life of a child and love what you do!! 

Without prior experience, start earning up to $18-22 an hour.

• With a degree you can earn up to an additional $4 per hour above base
• Increased rates for those with prior work experience in the medical, behavioral mental healthcare field, working with children and miliary services
• Shift Differentials are up to $5 per hour
• Frequent opportunity for overtime

 ***This role requires a successful background check, fingerprinting and employment verification***

 Mountain Youth Academy is centrally located near Johnson City, TN, Boone, NC, and Abingdon, VA. We are a 120-bed residential treatment facility and assist in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of behavioral health issues for our young adolescent patients.

Position Summary: 

The Residential Patient Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the running of the MYA Store to
include assuring adequate inventory, staying within budgetary guidelines, monitoring and reconciling
patient point balances, and facilitating patients' participation in store activities, to include
supervising patients while in the store and those who volunteer in the store. Assures Patient
Council is meeting bi-weekly, tracks notes, patient feedback, and patient concerns. Assures that
incentives are occurring on a regular basis to include planning and organizing incentives and
monitoring completion of administrative incentives. Will serve as the coordinator of monthly
residential purchases, tracking programmatic needs and maintaining budget. Facilitates or assists
residential staff in facilitating recreation activities on second shift and weekends through direct
provision of recreation activities or providing the structure and supplies needed for residential
staff to facilitate.

 JOB REQUIREMENTS: (including but are not limited to, the following) 

• Resource Management: Prepare, set up, clean, and safely store all activity materials and equipment.
• Safety Coordination: Oversee the upkeep and safety of specialized areas including gyms and playgrounds.
• Patient Transport: Escort patients to and from activities safely and courteously using standard protocols.
• Clinical Documentation: Maintain precise daily attendance logs and professional participant records.
• Compliance & Privacy: Uphold strict professional boundaries, protect client dignity, and ensure medical record confidentiality.
• Internal Communication: Provide timely updates to leadership regarding changes in patient mood or behavior.
• Environment Management: Foster an inclusive, controlled, and safe atmosphere during all scheduled events.
• Special Events: Plan and execute community reintegration outings and behavioral incentive initiatives.
• Program Implementation: Deliver diverse social, physical, and cognitive programs tailored to participant needs.
• Activity Facilitation: Lead daily group and individual recreation sessions to promote engagement

Benefit Highlights:

• 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!
• Free Meals
• Attendance Incentives
• Shift Differential Pay
• Tuition Reimbursement 

For a full preview of benefits, please visit UHS Benefits Service Center (ehr.com)

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. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. 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 all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

JOB REQUIREMENTS/SPECIAL SKILLS:

• High School Diploma/GED required an associate or a bachelor’s degree in Recreational Therapy is preferred 
• Must have a valid driver's license and meet corporate standards to drive company vehicles. 
• Will require TCI
• Demonstrates good skills in all forms of Works well with others in spirit of teamwork and cooperation
• Accept suggestions for improvement
• Maintain and limit access (need to know basis) regarding the confidentiality of patient ad or employee information in verbal, written and electronic information.
• Attention to detail
• Organization skills, with an ability to stay focused on assigned

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.

Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams

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.

JOB REQUIREMENTS/SPECIAL SKILLS:

• High School Diploma/GED required an associate or a bachelor’s degree in Recreational Therapy is preferred 
• Must have a valid driver's license and meet corporate standards to drive company vehicles. 
• Will require TCI
• Demonstrates good skills in all forms of Works well with others in spirit of teamwork and cooperation
• Accept suggestions for improvement
• Maintain and limit access (need to know basis) regarding the confidentiality of patient ad or employee information in verbal, written and electronic information.
• Attention to detail
• Organization skills, with an ability to stay focused on assigned

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.

Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams

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.