Creative Arts Therapist (Per Diem)

Metropolitan Jewish Health System • New York, NY

5d • $37 • Hybrid

About The Position

Our groundbreaking hospice and palliative care programs offer a significant difference when dealing with a life-limiting condition. We offer a broad range of services in the community or facility-based to help patients and their families ease the burden of managing a life-limiting illness or end of life care. At MJHS, we are more than a workplace; we are a supportive community committed to excellence, respect, and providing high-quality, personalized health care services. We foster collaboration, celebrate achievements, and promote fairness for all. Our contributions are recognized with comprehensive compensation and benefits, career development, and the opportunity for a healthy work-life balance, advancement within our organization and the fulfillment of having a lasting impact on the communities we serve. MJHS companies are qualified employers under the Federal Government’s Paid Student Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).

Requirements

• Currently NY-State licensed or practicing under permit in the field of creative arts therapy, and nationally board certified in the field of music therapy through the Certification Board for Music Therapists.
• Minimum of one year experience working as a creative arts therapist in either hospice, palliative care, or acute medical settings (academic internship placement hours may be considered as a portion of this experience).

Responsibilities

• Utilizes creative arts therapy interventions specific to the discipline of music therapy in providing the clinical assessment and treatment of physical, psychosocial, and spiritual end-of-life issues for patients, caregivers, and bereaved persons of all ages in accordance with the interdisciplinary plan-of-care.
• Participates in the clinical training and supervision of creative arts therapy interns.
• Supports special programming, research, education & marketing efforts to promote the organization's mission and growth.
• Effectively accepts, triages, and follows-up on all referrals for creative arts therapy services.
• Follows professional and regulatory visit procedures for home and facility-based health care, including office-based counseling and groups.
• Provides a comprehensive clinical assessment at the initial visit, and updates accordingly.
• Executes a variety of appropriate creative arts therapy interventions to meet the client’s needs.
• Provides clinical documentation according to agency guidelines and medical record standards.
• Promotes the mission and growth of the organization and the creative arts therapy program.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Career development
• Opportunity for a healthy work-life balance
• Advancement within our organization
• Fulfillment of having a lasting impact on the communities we serve
• Qualified employers under the Federal Government’s Paid Student Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed