Creative Arts Therapist - Inpatient & Geriatric Care

County of San Mateo; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

County of San Mateo in California seeks a Creative Arts and Recreation Therapist to develop, coordinate, and deliver evidence-based therapies for patients across healthcare settings. You will assess needs, create treatment plans, and facilitate individual and group sessions within an interdisciplinary team.

The ideal candidate has experience with adults or geriatric patients, strong documentation skills, and comfort with complex medical or behavioral health conditions.

Qualifications

• Two years of hands-on therapeutic experience in a healthcare, behavioral health, long-term care, or comparable clinical setting.
• Strong background in music therapy, creative arts therapy, recreation therapy, or a closely related field.
• Experience working with adults and/or older adults with medically complex conditions, dementia, psychiatric, or behavioral health needs.
• Experience conducting patient assessments; establishing treatment goals; implementing therapeutic interventions; and evaluating patient outcomes.
• Experience facilitating both individual and group therapeutic sessions.
• Ability to modify activities for patients with physical, cognitive, communication, emotional, sensory, or behavioral limitations.
• Strong clinical documentation, report-writing, and electronic health record skills; experience using Epic is highly desirable.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Sound clinical judgment, initiative, accountability, and the ability to navigate difficult conversations constructively.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate needs and interests of patients; define creative arts therapy goals; plan individual therapy programs.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary meetings to discuss progress and coordinate therapy with other services.
• Supervise and conduct a variety of individual and group therapeutic activities.
• Lead adult therapy groups.
• Keep records and prepare reports.
• Order supplies and equipment.
• Supervise creative arts therapy interns.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

Music therapy

Creative arts therapy

Recreation therapy

Group therapy

Assessment

Documentation

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Epic experience

Education

Master's degree in Music Therapy

CTRS certification desirable

BLS certification

Two years of post-baccalaureate therapy experience

Tools

Epic

Job description

County of San Mateo in California seeks a Creative Arts and Recreation Therapist to develop, coordinate, and deliver evidence-based therapies for patients across healthcare settings. You will assess needs, create treatment plans, and facilitate individual and group sessions within an interdisciplinary team.

The ideal candidate has experience with adults or geriatric patients, strong documentation skills, and comfort with complex medical or behavioral health conditions.