Per Diem Creative Arts Therapist
Jefferson Health Plans•Philadelphia, PA
•Onsite
About The Position
The Creative Arts Therapist provides creative arts therapies, including art, music, dance/movement, and horticulture therapy, to address patient needs. The therapist collaborates with allied health specialists, including physical and occupational therapists, and other treatment-team professionals to plan, implement, coordinate, and evaluate counseling and treatment interventions. The role serves patients across skilled facility, acute rehabilitation, and outpatient settings as appropriate.
Requirements
- Strong interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on developing and maintaining the therapeutic relationship.
- Art therapy: Master’s degree in creative therapy or counseling.
- Music therapy: Bachelor’s degree or higher in music therapy from an AMTA-approved college or university, including academic coursework, 1,200 clinical-training hours, and a supervised internship.
- Horticultural therapy: Bachelor’s degree in horticultural therapy and a 480-hour internship toward professional registration with the American Horticultural Therapy Association; Horticultural Therapist-Registered (HTR).
- Dance/movement therapy: Master’s degree from an accredited program and achievement of professional requirements for Registered Dance/Movement Therapist (R-DMT).
- BLS (Basic Life Support) certification from the American Heart Association.
Nice To Haves
- One year of experience is preferred.
- ATR (Registered Art Therapist) credential from the Art Therapy Credentials Board.
- MT-BC (Music Therapist-Board Certified) credential from the Certification Board for Music Therapists.
Responsibilities
- Plan, direct, deliver, and evaluate music, art, dance/movement, and horticulture therapy interventions for a full patient caseload.
- Design therapy sessions or programs in consultation with clients or site administrators to meet client goals and objectives.
- Gather client information from case documentation, observation, and interviews with clients or family members.
- Assess client needs or disorders using artistic and horticultural processes, analyze client data, and make recommendations for therapy.
- Select or prepare artistic media, equipment, or devices to meet therapy-session objectives.
- Confer with other treatment-team professionals to develop, coordinate, or integrate treatment plans.
- Document patient participation and reactions during creative arts and horticultural therapy and evaluate therapeutic effects.
- Continue research into developments in creative arts and horticultural therapies through conferences and other staff-development opportunities.
- Interact with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with Jefferson’s values.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical insurance, including prescription coverage.
- Supplemental insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Life and AD&D insurance.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Retirement plans.
- Tuition assistance.
- Voluntary benefits, including access to group insurance rates and discounts.
- Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service.
- Medical insurance, including prescription coverage, is available to all colleagues, including per diem colleagues.
