Music Therapist, Peace Hospital, 11a-7p

University Medical Center, Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

University Medical Center, Inc. in Louisville, KY seeks an Expressive Therapist to provide expressive art and/or music therapy for clients with emotional, cognitive, physical, or developmental needs.

Sessions are tailored to individual goals and progress is documented per department guidelines. Education includes a master’s degree for art therapists or a bachelor’s in music therapy for music therapists; board certification is preferred and required by year end.

Qualifications

• Art therapists require a master’s degree; music therapists must possess a minimum of bachelor’s degree in music therapy.
• Board certification for both music or art therapy preferred; required by the end of first year of employment.
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR required.
• NVCI certification required, including team control and transport, upon hire and annually while an employee of psychiatric services.

Responsibilities

• To provide expressive art and/or music processes to assess and treat clients with emotional, cognitive, physical, and/or developmental needs and disorders.
• The expressive therapist chooses materials and interventions appropriate to their client’s needs, and designs sessions to achieve therapeutic goals and objectives.
• The expressive therapist maintains appropriate records and periodic reports on client progress as required by department guidelines and professional standards; participates in professional staff meetings and conferences and provide information and consultation regarding the patient’s clinical progress.

Skills

Expressive therapy

Art therapy

Music therapy

CPR

NVCI certification

Education

Master’s degree in Art Therapy

Bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy

Job description

Primary Location: Peace - Louisville Address: 2020 Newburg Rd. Louisville, KY 40205 Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

To provide expressive art and/or music processes to assess and treat clients with emotional, cognitive, physical, and/or developmental needs and disorders. The expressive therapist chooses materials and interventions appropriate to their client’s needs, and designs sessions to achieve therapeutic goals and objectives. The expressive therapist maintains appropriate records and periodic reports on client progress as required by department guidelines and professional standards; participates in professional staff meetings and conferences and provide information and consultation regarding the patient’s clinical progress.

Job Description:

To provide expressive art and/or music processes to assess and treat clients with emotional, cognitive, physical, and/or developmental needs and disorders. The expressive therapist chooses materials and interventions appropriate to their client’s needs, and designs sessions to achieve therapeutic goals and objectives. The expressive therapist maintains appropriate records and periodic reports on client progress as required by department guidelines and professional standards; participates in professional staff meetings and conferences and provide information and consultation regarding the patient’s clinical progress.

Additional Job Description:

Education / Accreditation / Licensure (required & preferred): Art therapists require a master’s degree; music therapists must possess a minimum of bachelor’s degree in music therapy. Board certification for both music or art therapy preferred; required by the end of first year of employment. American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR required. NVCI certification required, including team control and transport, upon hire and annually while an employee of psychiatric services.

Experience (required and preferred):

One year Expressive (Art or Music) therapy in a mental health setting preferred.

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with nine hospitals, four medical centers, Brown Cancer Center, Eye Institute, nearly 200 physician practice locations and more than 1,000 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties, including southern Indiana. Additional access to UofL Health is provided through a partnership with Carroll County Memorial Hospital. With more than 14,000 team members – physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly-skilled health care professionals, UofL Health is focused on one mission: to transform the health of communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care.