Hospital-Based Creative Arts Therapist (Art & Music)

MUSC Health; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

MUSC Health is seeking a Creative Arts Therapist I to provide art or music therapy across the hospital, designing interventions to meet patients’ treatment goals and documenting responses and progress. You will collaborate with care teams and lead Arts in Healing program activities.

Required: bachelor’s degree in music therapy or equivalent, MT-BC certification or ATR registration within one year, and BLS/CPR safety training within 30 days of employment. 40-hour workweek.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in music therapy or music with equivalency in music therapy.
• MT-BC certification or ATR registration within one year of employment.
• Master’s degree in art therapy or ATR registration within one year.

Responsibilities

• Provides assessments and integrates appropriate Creative Arts Therapy interventions for assigned patient population; meeting the cognitive, physical, functional, and expressive needs of patients, patient families, and MUSC community.
• Documents and maintains records, progress reports, and statistical information in appropriate formats while also fulfilling the Arts in Healing Program and facility-wide quality assurance/performance improvement standards.
• Works collaboratively with select volunteers and Interns within the Arts in Healing Program.
• Leads communication and education of the Arts in Healing Program goals, mission, and services to MUSC Health leaders, physicians, care team members, and the community.
• Works collaboratively with the Office of Humanities, Development, Government Relations, Patient and Family Centered Care, and Diversity and Inclusion to ensure MUSC community needs are incorporated into the patient-centered Arts in Healing Program.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Creativity

Flexibility

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in music therapy or music with equivalency in music therapy

MT-BC certification

Master’s degree in art therapy / ATR registration within one year

Job description

MUSC Health is seeking a Creative Arts Therapist I to provide art or music therapy across the hospital, designing interventions to meet patients’ treatment goals and documenting responses and progress. You will collaborate with care teams and lead Arts in Healing program activities.

Required: bachelor’s degree in music therapy or equivalent, MT-BC certification or ATR registration within one year, and BLS/CPR safety training within 30 days of employment. 40-hour workweek.