Advanced Creative Arts Therapist (Music Therapist) - Philadelphia, PA

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Philadelphia, PA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Creative Arts Therapist is a member of the healthcare team who practices at the competent to proficient level. Specially trained in art, music, or dance/movement therapy, the therapist uses creative or expressive arts interventions with patients of all ages to promote emotional, social, and physical health, encourage self-expression, and help patients and families cope with illness, injury, disability, and healthcare experiences. The role also includes training and supervising bachelor's- and master's-level Creative Arts Therapy students and interns. This Music Therapist position focuses on the Level IV Neonatal/Infant Intensive Care Unit. The therapist provides non-pharmacological interventions to promote bonding between medically fragile infants and their families, support infant neurodevelopment and health, mitigate trauma, foster connection, and promote physiologic regulation. Relevant training or experience in NICU or similar settings, trauma-informed care, and birth-parent or caregiver mental health is identified as ideal. The position involves individual and group therapy, assessment and planning of individualized care, stress-reduction techniques, collaboration with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams, and support for departmental operations and professional development. The therapist also trains and supervises students and volunteers, maintains compliance with documentation and hospital policies, and supports cost-effective programming and fundraising efforts.

Requirements

Master's degree.
At least two years of paid experience as a Creative Arts Therapist.
Knowledge of infant, child, and adolescent growth and development.
Previous and/or current experience working with infants, children, and adolescents.
Excellent customer service and communication skills.
Ability to prioritize and complete duties in a timely and organized manner.
Ability to work collaboratively and positively with others.
Ability to perform work according to CHOP policies and procedures, professional standards of care, and applicable laws.
Ability to set goals and judge results in accordance with high standards.
Ability to provide care with sensitivity and respect.
Ability to advance care through development of new ideas and technology.
Ability to promote teamwork in support of CHOP’s mission.
Ability to understand and exceed customer expectations.
Upon hire, one of the following is required: Music Therapist Board Certified (MT-BC) from the Certification Board for Music Therapists; Art Therapy Board Certified (ATR-BC) from the Art Therapy Credentials Board; or Board Certified Dance Movement Therapist (BC-DMT) from the American Dance Therapy Association.

Nice To Haves

Training or a focus in working with infants in a NICU or similar setting.
Experience or a focus in trauma-informed care throughout the lifetime.
Experience or a focus in birth-parent or related caregiver mental health.
Pennsylvania Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) credential.

Responsibilities

Assess, prioritize, individualize, and evaluate plans of care based on patients’ and families’ developmental, emotional, and coping needs.
Provide individual or group therapy using developmentally appropriate art, music, or movement experiences to assess and address psychosocial or physical needs related to illness or medical treatment.
Demonstrate, explain, or provide stress-reduction techniques to facilitate adaptive coping.
Develop therapeutic and supportive relationships that help patients and family members cope with illness and healthcare experiences and foster empowerment and self-esteem.
Collaborate with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members to integrate goals and plans for family-centered, developmentally appropriate, psychosocially sound care aligned with CHOP’s ICARE values.
Serve as a resource to department colleagues.
Train, supervise, and provide feedback to creative arts therapy practicum students and volunteers.
Provide training, supervision, modeling, clinical support, coaching, and feedback to bachelor's- and/or master's-prepared creative arts therapy interns.
Comply with patient-care documentation requirements and hospital policies.
Participate in tasks, initiatives, or committees that support departmental operations or professional development.
Implement cost-effective programming, adhere to budget constraints, and support fundraising through donor contributions.
In the NICU focus, use non-pharmacological music therapy interventions to support infant neurodevelopment and health, physiologic regulation, family bonding, and psychosocial outcomes.