Creative Expressive Arts Therapist (Broughton Hospital)

State of North Carolina • Morganton, NC

1d • $43,477 - $65,216 • Onsite

About The Position

Broughton Hospital is hiring a Creative/Expressive Arts Therapist to provide skilled rehabilitative services to patients with mental, social, physical, and/or emotional disabilities in a psychiatric setting. Therapy may use art, music, drama, and/or dance. The work includes evaluating clients through behavioral observations.

This position is designated as mandatory: the employee must report to work or remain at work during adverse weather events. Flexibility is required for education and training and to meet facility needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in music therapy, including a six-month internship, from an appropriately accredited institution; or a bachelor’s degree in music or music education with a music therapy equivalency, including a six-month internship, from an appropriately accredited institution; or a bachelor’s degree in art, dance, drama, or music and two years of experience in all phases of therapeutic programming; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• If the creative/expressive arts degree program has a therapeutic equivalency or emphasis, the experience requirement is waived.
• Must report to work or stay over during adverse weather events.
• Flexibility is required for education and training purposes and to meet facility needs.
• Must be in good standing with the Health Care Personnel Registry and other licensing boards/agencies.
• Subject to pre-employment drug testing and criminal record background checks.
• Must adhere to the facility’s Vaccination Policy.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of the physiological, sociological, and psychological implications of disease processes experienced by the population served.
• Considerable knowledge of therapeutic creative/expressive arts principles, techniques, and methods, and their application to the population served.
• Ability to integrate a therapeutic creative/expressive arts philosophy into a clinical program.
• Ability to select and administer appropriate testing methods and use results to plan individualized therapeutic programs.
• Ability to instruct and supervise student interns, subordinate staff, and other medical and paraprofessional personnel in creative/expressive arts therapy methods and techniques.
• Ability to evaluate client progress and present evaluative reports at interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with clients, families, professional disciplines, and the general public.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled rehabilitative services to patients with mental, social, physical, and/or emotional disabilities through creative/expressive arts therapy.
• Use arts, music, drama, and/or dance therapy methods.
• Evaluate clients through behavioral observations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time