Creative Arts Therapist (Per Diem)

Metropolitan Jewish Health System; Oceanside (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Jewish Health System is seeking a licensed creative arts therapist to provide assessments and end-of-life care interventions across Nassau County and Queens. You will perform comprehensive clinical evaluations, tailor arts-based therapies, document findings, and supervise interns within an interdisciplinary team.

The role supports program development, outreach, and research activities to advance hospice, palliative care and community services. licensure is required.

Qualifications

• Licensed or licensed-eligible creative arts therapist in NY required.
• Minimum of one year of experience in hospice, palliative care or acute medical settings.
• Board certification in music therapy (MT-BC) preferred.
• Strong clinical assessment, documentation and intern supervision skills.

Responsibilities

• Accept, triage, and follow up on referrals for creative arts therapy services.
• Provide clinical assessments and age-appropriate interventions.
• Document care according to agency guidelines and medical records standards.
• Support training and supervision of creative arts therapy interns.
• Participate in program development, outreach, and mission growth.

Skills

Creative arts therapy interventions

Clinical assessment

Intern supervision

Clinical documentation

Education

New York State license or permit in creative arts therapy

Board certification in music therapy (MT-BC)

Job description

Field position will cover Nassau County, NY and Queens, NY.

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.

This position utilizes creative arts therapy interventions to provide the clinical assessment and treatment of physical, psychosocial, and spiritual end-of-life issues for patients, caregivers, and bereaved persons in accordance with the interdisciplinary plan-of-care. Participates in the clinical training and supervision of creative arts therapy interns; and supports special programming, research, education and marketing efforts to promote the organization's mission and growth.

• Effectively accepts, triages, and follows-up on all referrals for creative arts therapy services
• Follows professional and regulatory visit procedures for home and facility-based health care,
  including office-based counseling and groups
• Provides a comprehensive clinical assessment at the initial visit, and updates accordingly
• Executes a variety of appropriate creative arts therapy interventions to meet the client's needs
• Provides clinical documentation according to agency guidelines and medical record standards
• Promotes the mission and growth of the organization and the creative arts therapy program

• Currently NY-State licensed or practicing under permit in the field of creative arts therapy, and nationally board certified in the field of music therapy through the Certification Board for Music Therapists.
• 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).