Music Therapist - Per Diem

Shriners Children's; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pediatric health care organization, Shriners Children's, is seeking a Music Therapist to enhance patient care through music-based programming. This role involves assessing and implementing therapeutic interventions for children, ensuring they achieve optimal functioning in physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional health in a family-centered environment.

Benefits

Medical coverage from day one

403(b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Paid time off

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Qualifications

• Must be a Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC).
• One year’s experience preferred.
• Current full vaccination status required.

Responsibilities

• Organizes music therapy experiences for patient care.
• Collaborates with rehabilitation team for music interventions.
• Develops and evaluates individualized treatment plans.

Skills

Assessment

Psychosocial support

Goal-directed play

Music therapy methods

Education

Bachelor's degree in Music Therapy

Job description

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Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

All employees are eligible for medical coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans and a Health Savings Account (HSA) if a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) is elected. Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.

Help create a brighter, stronger future for the children we serve at Shriners Children’s Southern California (SCSC). We are a family-centered, pediatric subspecialty Ambulatory Surgical Center located in Pasadena, providing complex care for children with orthopedic conditions.

We have an opportunity for a Music Therapist to join our team. The Music Therapist provides assessment, music based programming, and music-based therapeutic intervention for children, from infancy through adolescence, in a family centered care environment. In this position, you'll help patients achieve and maintain maximum levels of functioning in the areas of physical, cognitive and socio-emotional health while promoting principals of family centered care. You'll work with patients and the interdisciplinary team providing co-treatment, procedural support and individualized therapeutic interventions. This position provides services in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Position requires strong skills in assessment and planning, psychosocial support, procedural support and goal directed play.

This position is per diem, non-exempt and benefits eligible. The pay range for this position is $34.00 - $42.50/hour. Compensation is determined based on years of experience and departmental equity.

• Organizes, and directs music therapy experiences as part of health care and treatment of patients in order to achieve goals pertaining to the restoration, maintenance, and improvement of health and increased comprehension of self, environment, and physical ability.
• Collaborates with other members of rehabilitation team in planning music experiences in accordance with patients' physical or psychological needs, capabilities, and interests.
• Develops treatment plan, using individualized needs assessment. Individualizes music experiences for each patient to meet patients' physical or psychological needs.
• Music therapy methods can include, receptive, improvisational, compositional, and / or performance / community based techniques.
• Evaluates patients' reactions to various experiences and prepares reports describing symptoms indicative of progress of treatment.
• Submits periodic reports to treatment team or physician to provide clinical data for evaluation.
• Oversees clinical training of music therapy students.
• Develops, implements, and presents research related to clinical practice
  
  
  

This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy

Certification/Licensure

Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC)

Experience

One year’s experience preferred

Other

Current full vaccination status required

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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