Hospital Creative Arts Therapist - Flexible Across Units

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 66,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Wellness program

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Job summary

Children's Hospital Colorado is seeking a Creative Arts Therapist to provide therapy across medical units, using art, music, dance/movement, drama or yoga modalities to support children and adolescents and their families.

Preferred candidates are board-certified music therapists with a master’s degree, pediatric clinical experience, and a flexible schedule to cover ICU settings. Involves mentoring interns and fostering collaboration among disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in music therapy or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Completed internship within a pediatric medical or psychiatric setting.
• Board Certified Music Therapist preferred.
• Healthcare Provider BLS/CPR certification and registration with modality national board.
• One (1) year experience of fulltime clinical creative arts therapy experience working with children or adolescents.

Responsibilities

• Leads, monitors and facilitates individual and group creative arts therapy using modality‑specific practices.
• Provides bedside creative arts therapy services to any medical patient by referral.
• Facilitates multi‑family groups in collaboration with other mental health professionals.
• Documents all patient experiences in EPIC and reviews progress in treatment plans.
• Coordinates therapy with internal and external services and participates in clinical rounds.

Skills

Internship in pediatric settings

Empathy and patient-centered care

Crisis management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Board Certified Music Therapist

CPR/BLS certification

Job description

Children's Hospital Colorado is seeking a Creative Arts Therapist to provide therapy across medical units, using art, music, dance/movement, drama or yoga modalities to support children and adolescents and their families.

Preferred candidates are board-certified music therapists with a master’s degree, pediatric clinical experience, and a flexible schedule to cover ICU settings. Involves mentoring interns and fostering collaboration among disciplines.