Art Therapist

LCMC Health • New Orleans, LA

7d

About The Position

The Art Therapist assesses patients and families and develops art therapy interventions based on patients’ psychological, cognitive, communicative, social, and physiological functioning, needs, and strengths. The role plans individualized and group treatment, designs and structures sessions or programs to meet patients’ medical needs, and prepares artistic equipment and materials to support session objectives.

The Art Therapist implements and documents interventions, evaluates outcomes by interpreting patients’ artistic creations and documenting their responses, and collaborates with other caregivers or refers patients for specialized services. The position maintains knowledge of current research, theory, and techniques in art therapy. Patients served may include neonates and infants, youth, and adults. The stated work shift is days.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Art Therapy.
• Two years of clinical experience in pediatric healthcare or behavioral health.
• Basic Life Support, HeartSaver, and First Aid certification from the American Heart Association.
• Provisional Registered Art Therapist (ATR-Provisional) licensure.

Nice To Haves

• ATR certification.
• Non-Violent Crisis Prevention certification from the Crisis Prevention Institute.

Responsibilities

• Review patient information and assess psychological, cognitive, communicative, social, and physiological functioning, with attention to patient needs and strengths.
• Develop individualized and group treatment plans based on assessment, prognosis, and relevant information from other disciplines and sources.
• Design and structure art therapy sessions or programs to meet patients’ medical needs and requirements.
• Prepare artistic equipment, media, stationery, or devices for therapy sessions.
• Implement interventions based on analysis and planning, using methods consistent with recent health and safety practices.
• Document schedules and interventions used.
• Interpret and analyze patients’ artistic creations to examine their physical, emotional, and cognitive states.
• Document patient responses to individual and group treatment.
• Collaborate with other caregivers and refer patients for more specialized services when appropriate.
• Maintain knowledge of current developments in art therapy research, theory, and techniques.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time