Creative Arts Therapist - Level I

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a compassionate and skilled Creative Arts Therapist to join their dedicated team. In this role, you will provide therapeutic services through various modalities, including art, music, and drama, to enhance patient well-being. Collaborating with an interdisciplinary team, you'll assess patient needs and create tailored treatment plans that promote healing and personal growth. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals within a supportive and inclusive environment. Join a mission-driven organization committed to delivering high-quality care and fostering a culture of excellence.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Retirement Savings and Pension Plans

Loan Forgiveness Programs

Paid Holidays and Vacation

College Tuition Discounts

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Licensed as a Creative Arts Therapist with skills in therapeutic interventions.
• Ability to assess and develop treatment goals for patients.

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement therapeutic programs using creative arts.
• Conduct assessments and develop treatment goals for patients.

Skills

Creative Arts Therapy

Therapeutic Interventions

Assessment Skills

Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration

Education

Valid License or Limited Permit in Creative Arts Therapy

Job description

NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan is the community hospital of choice for residents of East Harlem, northern Manhattan, and neighboring communities. The hospital provides culturally-sensitive care in a welcoming and hospitable setting, emphasizing primary care medicine and utilizing the latest advances in medical science. Metropolitan delivers high quality health services with compassion, dignity, and respect to all, without exception. Since its founding in 1875, the hospital has been affiliated with New York Medical College, representing the oldest partnership between a hospital and a private medical school in the United States. Metropolitan is a part of the NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest municipal hospital and health care system in the country.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Work Shifts

8:00 A.M – 4:00 P.M

Job Description

Purpose of Position: This class of positions encompasses professional and/or supervisory work of varying degrees of difficulty in the operation of a creative arts therapy department providing therapeutic services through the utilization of various modalities, principles and techniques specific to the creative arts therapy discipline.

Examples of Typical Tasks:

1. Establishes and implements comprehensive therapeutic group/individual programs utilizing principles and practices of creative arts therapy.
2. Conducts individual assessments of patient’s strengths and weaknesses to evaluate social, cognitive, psychological, and physical functioning through the creative arts process.
3. Develops treatment goals and objectives based on initial and ongoing assessments designed to improve functioning through the utilization of the techniques unique to the creative arts therapy discipline.
4. Implements therapeutic interventions utilizing art, music, drama, dance, and poetry as a modality to facilitate the patient’s attainment of goals articulated in the patient treatment plans.
5. Participates as an active member of the interdisciplinary team by attending meetings and contributing to the formulation of individual patient comprehensive treatment plans.
6. Writes regular process notes on patient’s behavior and responses to treatment goals.
7. Prepares and maintains records, progress notes, statistical information, and participates in departmental and facility-wide quality assurance performance improvement (QA/PI) activities.
8. Prepares supply requisitions and maintains inventories of equipment and supplies as designated.
9. May be assigned to coordinate and supervise the activities of auxiliary staff in related therapeutic activities.
10. May be assigned to instruct and supervise volunteers, interns, and students in the areas of creative arts therapy.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

1. A valid License or Limited Permit issued by the New York State Education Department to practice as a Creative Arts Therapist. Employees working with a Limited Permit must obtain Licensure within two years from their date of appointment.

How To Apply

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NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities