Music Therapist

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's is seeking a full-time Music Therapist to provide comprehensive assessment and treatment for infants, children, adolescents, young adults, and families. You will lead individual and group sessions across inpatient and outpatient settings, including home environments, coordinating with clinical teams.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s in Music Therapy, MT-BC certification, Ohio licensure, and at least 2 years of experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Therapy required; MT-BC certification required.
• MT-BC board certification is required.
• Ohio licensure as Licensed Professional Music Therapist required.
• Master’s in Music Therapy is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, and implements comprehensive therapeutic music interventions for patients across ages and settings.
• Facilitates group and individual music therapy sessions in inpatient, outpatient and home environments.
• Assesses psycho-emotional and developmental needs to tailor interventions.
• Maintains accurate charting using EPIC and collaborates with divisions/departments.
• Oversees volunteers and practicum students during sessions and educates patients, families, staff, and community.
• Participates in multidisciplinary teams; contributes to research and donor relations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written & verbal communication

Research experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Music Therapy

MT-BC Certification

Ohio Licensure (LPMT)

Master's in Music Therapy (preferred)

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Full-Time: 40 Hours Per Week
1st Shift: 8am - 4:30pm or 9am - 5:30pm
Monday - Friday
Travel Required: Akron, Mahoning Valley, Medina, and Canton Primary Care Locations

Summary

Provides comprehensive music therapy assessment and treatment interventions for patients, families, and community served by Akron Children's.

Full-Time: 40 Hours Per Week
1st Shift: 8am - 4:30pm or 9am - 5:30pm
Monday - Friday
Travel Required: Akron, Mahoning Valley, Medina, and Canton Primary Care Locations

Summary
Provides comprehensive music therapy assessment and treatment interventions for patients, families, and community served by Akron Children\'s.

Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, and implements comprehensive therapeutic music interventions for infants, children, adolescents, young adults, families, and staff. Facilitates group and individual music therapy sessions with inpatient and outpatient populations in a variety of settings, including home environment.
• Responsible for assessing patients and families to determine psycho-emotional and developmental needs to facilitate goal focused music therapy-based interventions to promote adaptive coping strategies.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date charting related to patient participating in music therapy sessions.
• In collaboration with individual divisions/departments, designs and implements music therapy interventions for patients, learners, and staff. Oversees activities of volunteers and learners during group music therapy sessions.
• Facilitates music therapy education for patients, families, staff, and community. Collaborates with faculty at affiliated institutions to provide comprehensive learning opportunities for music therapy practicum students.

6. Participates in research, donor relations, and professional collaboration, including participation in multi-disciplinary teams, like Palliative Care, Behavioral Health, Addiction Services, Burn Center, and Rehabilitation Services. Actively participate in the development of evidence-based practice for the field of music therapy and advocate for integration of evidence-based music therapy interventions into patient treatment plans.

• Other duties as required.

Other Information

Technical Expertise

• Experience in working with children, adolescents, and young adults in individual and group-based interventions is required. Experience working with infants is preferred.
• Experience with hospital-community collaboration is preferred.
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple work assignments and projects.
• Experience working in electronic charting software (e.g., EPIC) is preferred.
• Strong problem-solving, interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written) are required.
• Research experience preferred.

Education And Experience

• Education: Bachelor\'s Degree in Music Therapy required. Master\'s in Music Therapy is preferred.
• Certification: MT-BC board certification through Certification Board for Music Therapists is required.
• Licensure: A valid, active license to practice as Licensed Professional Music Therapist in the state of Ohio is required.
• Years of relevant experience: 2 years
• Years of supervisory experience: None required but experience supervising interns, students, and other practitioners is preferred.
• Ability to deal with confidential information and/or issues using discretion and judgement.

Full Time
FTE: 1.000000

Status: Onsite