Job Description

Salt Lake Behavioral Health is seeking a passionate PRN Yoga Instructor for our Experiential Therapy Department. Must be available to work weekdays.

Salt Lake Behavioral Health is a private, 118-bed freestanding psychiatric hospital that specializes in mental health and substance abuse treatment for adults. We understand that not all wounds are visible. Depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and suicide affects millions of individuals and families. At Salt Lake Behavioral Health, we exist to transform lives by providing exceptional patient care. We do this by focusing on our core values of integrity, safety, relationships, compassion, and growth. As we exemplify and live these values daily as a team, we will achieve our goal of transforming lives and positively impacting patient outcomes.

Benefits of joining the Salt Lake Behavioral team:

· A challenging and rewarding work environment

· Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ facilities

· Competitive Compensation

· Discounted healthy and delicious meals

· Expand your experience and energize your career

Salt Lake Behavioral Health is currently seeking a compassionate and experienced Yoga Instructor. The Yoga Instructor is responsible for planning and implementing Yoga services at Salt Lake Behavioral Health, which involves supporting patients in their mental health journey. The Yoga Instructor strives to provide a therapeutic environment through empathetic and continuous patient care, observation, and interaction. The Yoga Instructor is responsible for providing trauma-informed yoga for patients of all ability levels, teaching patients mindfulness practices for self-regulation, and educating patients on appropriate breathing techniques to reduce emotional distress.

For more information about Salt Lake behavioral Health, go to our website at and you can also watch our video from staff at

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in psychology, social work or related therapeutic discipline from an accredited college or university preferred. Education in the art of yoga required
• Experience: Minimum of one (1) year of related experience, knowledge and understanding of psychiatric patient care techniques and mental illness required. This experience must include working directly with patients diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use disorder, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and suicidal ideation. Minimum of two (2) years of yoga instruction experience required.
• Licensure: Current RYT-200 certification required. Trauma-informed or trauma-sensitive training required.
• Additional Requirements: CPR certification is required. Handle With Care is required within 90 days. The Yoga Instructor must successfully complete facility-specific training for restraints and seclusions. This training must be completed within 90 days of employment and prior to assisting any patient restraints or seclusions.

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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