Music Therapist

100 LCMC Health; United States; On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Work-life balance opportunities

Job summary

LCMC Health’s Children’s Hospital in New Orleans is seeking a skilled music therapist to provide patient- and family-centered care for pediatric patients, delivering therapeutic services within a multidisciplinary team.

You will assess patients and families, develop individualized treatment plans using music and instruments, implement interventions, document progress, and evaluate outcomes while staying current with research and AMTA standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Therapy is required.
• MT-BC credential and CBMT guidelines preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of pediatric clinical experience required; Master’s preferred.
• Licensed or credentialed as per AMTA requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and families to determine needs and strengths.
• Develop individualized treatment plans with music-based interventions.
• Implement and document interventions and progress.
• Evaluate outcomes and adjust care accordingly.
• Engage in continuing education and supervision; adhere to AMTA standards.
• Collaborate with the care team and contribute to plan of care.

Skills

Music therapy

Pediatric care

Clinical assessment

Interventions planning

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree Music Therapy

Master's Degree Music Therapy

Tools

CBMT

BLS Healthcare Provider

Job description

Your job is more than a job. Why a Great Place to Work At LCMC Health we help you to lean into your calling by leaning in with you, ensuring you have the resources to do your job as only you can. And that begins with receiving the support you need to thrive and grow, which looks different for each person. Living out our commitment to inclusion requires providing benefits that are as diverse and unique as our workforce. It’s a responsibility we take seriously.

Because we don’t just serve the New Orleans community—we’re at the beating heart of it. Whether by offering community health services or making medical innovations more accessible, LCMC Health is bringing a culture of wellness to the communities that matter to you.

When you know you’re making an authentic impact, you give a little extra to every day— as a person, with your team, in your community—and that’s one of the reasons why you’ll be a perfect fit at LCMC Health, where giving a little something extra is at the heart of everything we do.

GENERAL DUTIES

Provides and Demonstrates assessment of patient and family:

• Secure orders from professionals, review information about patient, develop methods based on psychological, cognitive, communicative, social, physiological functioning focused on patient needs and strengths.
• Plan Interventions and/or Programs: Develop individualized treatment plan based upon the music therapy assessment, the patient prognosis, applicable information from other disciplines and sources. Include music, instruments, musical elements as appropriate, delineate type, frequency, duration involved that focus on needs and strengths of that patient.
• Implements and Demonstrates Effective Interventions and/or Program: Utilize methodology that is consistent with recent advances in health and safety practices, maintain close communication with the team involved with care of patient, documents the schedule and procedures used, strive for the highest level and quality of music involvement consistent with the care of the patient.
• Evaluates Outcomes of Interventions and/or Programs: Document the patient response to music therapy, assessment, treatment plan and ongoing progress in music therapy.
• Continuing Education and Supervision: Maintain knowledge of current developments in research, theory, techniques in music therapy supervision and supervision in general.
• Required to adhere to all AMTA standards of clinical practice and participate in supervision on a regular basis.

Experience Qualifications

• 2 years of experience Clinical- pediatric healthcare
• Education Qualifications: Required: Bachelor's Degree Music Therapy
• Preferred: Master's Degree Music Therapy

Licenses and Certifications

• Must be credentialed as a MT-BC per the American Music Therapy Association guidelines and requirements (CBMT - Certification Board for Music Therapists. BLS Healthcare Provider Certification from the American Heart Association

Reporting Relationships

Does this position formally supervise employees? No

Functional Demands

• Light: Light physical requirements- Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.
• NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Physical Demands

• Sitting - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Standing - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Walking - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders) - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 0-10lbs - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 10-20lbs - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 20-50lbs - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 50-100lbs - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 100+lbs - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 0-10lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 10-20lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 20-50lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 50-100lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 100+lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Carrying objects - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Push/pull - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Twisting - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Bending - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Reaching forward - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Reaching overhead - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Squat/kneel/crawl - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Wrist position deviation - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Pinching/fine motor activities - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Keyboard use/repetitive motion - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Taste or smell - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Talk or hear - Continuous (67-100% of day)

Sensory Requirements

• Near Vision - Accurate 20/40
• Far Vision - Accurate 20/40
• Color Discrimination - Yes
• Depth Perception - Accurate
• Hearing - Accurate

Occupational Exposure Risk Potential

• Bloodborne pathogens - Reasonably Anticipated
• Chemical - Reasonably Anticipated
• Airborne communicable diseases - Reasonably Anticipated
• Extreme temperatures - Not Anticipated
• Radiation - Not Anticipated
• Uneven surfaces or elevations - Reasonably Anticipated
• Extreme noise levels - Not Anticipated
• Dust/particular matter - Reasonably Anticipated
• Other (List) - Not Anticipated

Population Served

• Neonate/Infant up to 1 year: Yes
• Youth (1yr to 15 yrs): Yes
• Adult (16 and up): Yes

Work Shift

Days (United States of America) LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary Children’s Hospital, at the heart of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been the go‑to hospital for expert children’s health, wellness, and one‑of‑a‑kind care in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Learn more about Children’s Hospital’s 40+ specialties and our national ranking by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children’s Hospital.

Deliver healthcare with heart. Give people a reason to smile. Put a little love in your work. Be honest and real, but with compassion. Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. Forget one-size-fits-all, think one‑of‑a‑kind care. See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. Love what makes you, you - because we do You are welcome here. LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.