Per Diem Creative Arts Therapist — Art, Music & Dance

Jefferson Health; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

Tuition Assistance

Retirement Plans

Job summary

Jefferson Health is seeking a Creative Arts Therapist to provide music, art, dance-movement and horticultural therapies across inpatient and outpatient settings in collaboration with physical and occupational therapy teams. You will plan, implement and evaluate interventions tailored to each patient’s goals and progress.

Responsibilities include designing sessions, gathering and assessing client information, coordinating with treatment teams, and documenting outcomes.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree Art Therapy: in creative therapy or counseling.
• Bachelor’s Degree Music Therapy: BS or higher in Music Therapy by an AMTA approved college or university (academic coursework, 1200 hours of clinical training, and a supervised internship). May have Graduate degrees in Music Therapy focus on advanced clinical practice and research.
• Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Therapy: Horticultural Therapist-Registered (HTR)-bachelor's degree in horticultural therapy and 480-hour internship to professionally registered with the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA).
• Master’s Degree Dance Therapy: R-DMT Registered Dance/Movement Therapist. Requires a Master’s degree from an accredited program and achievement professional requirements.
• Less than 1 year 0-2 years of clinical practice 1 year preferred.
• ATR - Registered Art Therapist - Art Therapy Credentials Board
• MT-BC - Music Therapist-Board Certified - Certification Board for Music Therapists
• BLS - Basic Life Support AHA - American Heart Association

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Plan, direct, deliver, and evaluate music/art/dance-movement and horticulture therapy based interventions for a full patient caseload in skilled facility, acute rehab, outpatient settings as appropriate.
• Designs music/art/dance/horticulture sessions or programs in consultation with clients or site administrators to meet client's goals and objectives.
• Gathers client information from sources such as case documentation, client observation, or interviews of client or family members.
• Assesses client needs or disorders using artistic and horticultural processes.
• Analyzes or synthesizes client data to draw conclusions or make recommendations for art, music, dance movement, horticultural therapy.
• Selects or prepares artistic media or related equipment or devices to accomplish therapy session objectives.
• Confers with other professionals on client's treatment team to develop, coordinate, or integrate treatment plans.
• Documents patient’s participation and reactions during creative arts and horticultural therapy and evaluates therapeutic effects.
• Continues research in developments in creative arts therapies and horticultural therapy via conferences and other staff development opportunities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Master’s Degree Art Therapy

Bachelor’s Degree Music Therapy

Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Therapy

Master’s Degree Dance Therapy

ATR - Registered Art Therapist

MT-BC - Music Therapist-Board Certified

BLS - Basic Life Support

Job description

Jefferson Health is seeking a Creative Arts Therapist to provide music, art, dance-movement and horticultural therapies across inpatient and outpatient settings in collaboration with physical and occupational therapy teams. You will plan, implement and evaluate interventions tailored to each patient’s goals and progress.

Responsibilities include designing sessions, gathering and assessing client information, coordinating with treatment teams, and documenting outcomes.