Creative Arts Therapist (Per Diem)

Metropolitan Jewish Health System, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in health care is seeking a passionate Creative Arts Therapist to join their innovative hospice and palliative care programs. This role involves utilizing creative arts therapy interventions to address the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of patients and their families facing life-limiting conditions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in music therapy and be committed to providing compassionate care. Join a supportive team that values your input and encourages professional growth while making a significant impact on the lives of those in need. This opportunity offers a fulfilling career where your skills can truly make a difference.

Benefits

Work/life balance

Competitive rates

Supportive management

Professional growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Licensed Creative Arts Therapist with experience in hospice or palliative care.
• Strong skills in music therapy and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical assessment and treatment using creative arts therapy.
• Supervise creative arts therapy interns and support special programming.

Skills

Creative Arts Therapy

Clinical Assessment

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Music Therapy

Education

NY-State Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT)

ATR-BC Certification

Job description

About MJHS:

MJHS is a large not-for-profit health system in the Greater New York area. Our range of health services includes home care, hospice, and palliative care for adults and children, rehabilitation, and nursing care at Menorah and Isabella Centers, and the research-based MJHS Institute for Innovation and Palliative Care. We also offer Elderplan/HomeFirst: health plans for Medicare and dual-eligible individuals. As a not-for-profit organization, many of our programs and services are made possible through the generosity of grateful families, corporate donors, and grants, as well as our own employees.

At MJHS, quality care is our mission. We are committed to creating a workforce as diverse as our community. We have a great culture; we offer great benefits that include a work/life balance and competitive rates.

MJHS attracts individuals who see their work as a calling as well as a job. Professionals in every job category have stated that they appreciate being left to make their own decisions, are encouraged to voice their opinions, and are given the necessary breathing room to do their work with minimal supervision. Yet, at the same time, they feel that management and their co-workers are solidly behind them and readily accessible.

Position Overview:

Our groundbreaking hospice and palliative care programs offer a significant difference when dealing with a life-limiting condition. We offer a broad range of services in the community or facility-based to help patients and their families ease the burden of managing a life-limiting illness or end-of-life care.

1. Utilize creative arts therapy interventions specific to the discipline of music therapy in providing the clinical assessment and treatment of physical, psychosocial, and spiritual end-of-life issues for patients, caregivers, and bereaved persons of all ages in accordance with the interdisciplinary plan-of-care.
2. Participate in the clinical training and supervision of creative arts therapy interns; support special programming, research, education, and marketing efforts to promote the organization's mission and growth.

Minimum Requirements:

• NY-State licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT)
• ATR-BC
• Minimum of one year experience working as a creative arts therapist in either hospice, palliative care, or acute medical settings (academic internship placement hours may be considered as a portion of this experience).
• Availability late afternoon/evening/weekends