Job Summary
We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Music Therapist to join our team. The ideal candidate will utilize music therapy techniques to support individuals in achieving therapeutic goals, enhancing their emotional, cognitive, and social well-being. This role involves working with diverse populations, including children, individuals with developmental disabilities, and those in hospice care.
Responsibilities
- Uses music therapy as a creative process resulting in exploration of patient’s feelings, reconciling emotional conflicts, fostering self-awareness and making memories.
- Educates patients and family members about expressive therapies including the benefits, purpose and ways to incorporate these benefits into daily life.
- Providing patient treatment via expressive therapy.
- Incorporating engaging and expressive activities to help members cope with life changes, trauma, and other challenges.
- Helps children better understand and express their reactions through expressive modalities.
- Maintains a caseload and ensures accurate and timely individualized assessment, planning, implementation and documentation.
- Act as the patient’s advocate in relation to Expressive Therapy.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Child Life Specialist certification through the Child Life Council; OR
- Creative Arts Therapist licensed by the State of New York; OR
- Music Therapist with a bachelor's degree from a program recognized by the NYS Education Department; OR
- Current Play Therapist Registration conferred by the Association for Play Therapy (Expressive Therapy (Art, Music, and Play)
- Minimum of one year working with the medically fragile population AND at least one year of clinical experience with pediatric population involving
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $65.00 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: On the road
