Creative Arts Therapist

RWJBarnabas Health

Elizabeth (NJ)

On-site

USD 40,000 - 51,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Medical and Prescription Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Retirement Plans

Short & Long Term Disability

Life & Accidental Death Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Sp

Wellness Programs

Voluntary Benefits (Pet Insurance)

Discounts Through Partners

Job summary

RWJBarnabas Health's Adult Psych (AP) department at the Trinitas New Point Campus seeks a Creative Arts Therapist to design and deliver expressive interventions within a clinical setting.

The role emphasizes integration of creative processes with counseling to reduce distress, build insight, and foster resiliency, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to optimize patient care.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a creative-arts therapy field.
Board certification in the respective creative modality is required.
AHA BLS Provider certification must be current or obtained within six months.

Responsibilities

Facilitate expressive therapies via integrated creative arts framework for individuals or groups.
Conduct clinical assessments of patients' social, perceptual, and recreational resources.
Use symbolic content to enhance patient insight and coping skills.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to plan and update treatment plans.
Organize daily program activities and maintain a safe, compliant milieu.
Participate in crisis stabilization under supervision.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Recreational Therapy, or Dance/Movement Therapy

Job description

Creative Arts Therapist

Location: NEW POINT CAMPUS

Department Name: Adult Psych (AP)

Facility: Trinitas Regional Medical Center

Location: 655 E. Jersey Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07206

Req #: 0000268704

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $29.39 - $37.24 per hour

Pay Transparency: The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey. The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

At RWJBarnabas Health, our behavioral health teams work collaboratively to deliver safe, compassionate, and transformative patient care. Joining our team means becoming part of a premier academic healthcare network dedicated to clinical excellence and community healing. Within our Adult Psych department at the Trinitas New Point Campus, we are seeking a dedicated Creative Arts Therapist to design and facilitate expressive interventions. This clinical position integrates the creative process with traditional counseling to minimize distress, build insight, and foster long-term resiliency. If you are a compassionate clinician eager to define a superior healing experience through teamwork and empathy, we invite you to build a rewarding career with us.

A Typical Day

Facilitating Expressive Therapy: Developing and conducting individual or group treatment interventions using an integrated creative arts framework to elicit expression from verbally defended clients.
Conducting Clinical Assessments: Assessing patients' social, perceptual, physical skills, and recreational resources in strict accordance with discipline-specific clinical standards.
Building Patient Insight: Utilizing symbolic content and the creative process to diagnostically uncover clinical information, increase patient self-understanding, and enhance problem-solving skills.
Collaborating on Care Continuity: Partnering with the multidisciplinary team to formulate, implement, and dynamically update comprehensive treatment plans and post-discharge resource mapping.
Managing the Therapeutic Milieu: Organizing daily program activities, maintaining a clean treatment environment, and monitoring critical changes in patient behavioral or physical conditions.
Supporting Crisis Stabilization: Participating actively in the immediate management of clinical crisis situations under direct nursing or administrative leadership.

This Role Might Be For You If

You are deeply passionate about providing a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental healing space for individuals navigating severe trauma and psychiatric challenges.
You are highly imaginative and excel at adapting therapeutic activities to resolve internal conflicts and teach relaxation techniques across diverse patient groups.
You take operational pride in documentation excellence, ensuring concise professional assessments are logged in compliance with hospital policy.
You maintain an exceptional professional demeanor, high emotional resilience, and clear communication across multidisciplinary medical teams.
You believe that true behavioral recovery and patient comfort are optimized through structured visibility, open communication, and deep empathy.

To Be Considered

Education: Minimum of a Bachelor's or Master's Degree (BA/BS/MA/MS) in Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Recreational Therapy, or Dance/Movement Therapy is required.
Certification: Active Board Certification in your respective creative modality is required. Must hold or obtain an active American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Provider Certification within six months of hire.
Experience: A minimum of six (6) months of prior experience working directly within a behavioral health or psychiatric setting is required.
Physical Stamina: Physical coordination to manage active standing, walking, constant hearing ability, and color vision acuity required to review patient artistic submissions.

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