Music Therapist, Neurology Research (per diem)

BMC Software • Boston, MA

19d • $28 - $40 • Onsite

About The Position

At Boston Medical Center (BMC), our diverse staff works together for one goal — to provide exceptional and equitable care to improve the health of the people of Boston. Our bold vision to transform health care is powered by our respect for our patients and our commitment to ensure everyone who comes through our doors has a positive experience. You’ll find a supportive work environment at BMC, with rich opportunities throughout your career for training, development, and growth and where you’ll have the tools you need to take charge of your own practice environment. We are looking for an experienced board-certified music therapist to serve on an interdisciplinary clinical research team in the inpatient/acute hospital setting at Boston Medical Center. Our research program is focused on the prevention and treatment of hospital-acquired delirium in older adults. The primary patient focus will be on patients with neurological conditions, specifically Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The music therapist will be helping design intervention protocols and administering music therapy sessions to hospitalized patients with neurological disorders.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science or higher - Music Therapy from an accredited program (Master’s level preferred)
• MT-BC license (Board Certified)
• At least 3 years of of experience in neurologic music therapy or music therapy in older adults
• Knowledge about theoretical frameworks for neurologic music therapy.
• Experienced in working with older adults with cognitive impairment and dementia.
• The individual must be comfortable in the context of a patient with delirium, including behavioral disturbances and agitation, and must be willing and able to adapt the music therapy intervention to patients experiencing these challenges.
• Able to work independently as well as contribute to the overall success of the team.
• Flexibility in a fast-paced environment, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with neurologists, physicians from other specialties, nurses and other hospital healthcare workers, patients and their families, and medical student and neurology residents in this research program.
• Demonstrate knowledge in various diagnoses related to neurological disease
• Demonstrate knowledge in various clinical presentations resulting from a neurologic injury or disease (i.e. aphasia, neglect, gait deficits, cognitive impairment and behavioral disturbances).
• Contribute to the development of a targeted intervention for hospital-acquired delirium in patients with neurodegenerative diseases. This intervention is being developed in coordination with other consulting music therapists at other study sites, and the Boston Medical Center MT will join this dynamic team.
• Deliver MT sessions to hospitalized patients. These sessions will be personalized and culturally sensitive in our diverse patient population. It will be critical to adjust approaches based on in-the-moment responses and to adapt music therapy interventions to suit the patient's unique needs and abilities.
• Plan, evaluate, and document MT sessions based on various theory of music and mechanism-focused frameworks.
• Strategize with the research team in order to identify and troubleshoot barriers to the music therapy delivery and related research protocols.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees