Music Therapist Per Diem

Care Dimensions • Danvers, MA

27d • $34 - $34

About The Position

Care Dimensions has a truly meaningful purpose – to provide compassionate care to our patients who are faced with an advanced or end-of-life illness. Since 1978, Care Dimensions has been a driving force in expanding access to hospice and palliative care in Massachusetts. At Care Dimensions, we invest in people who take pride in caring and supporting. We support and strengthen our people with extensive training, teamwork and technology. Our values are embedded in our work, each and every day: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration, Integrity, Responsiveness, Innovation. As part of the Care Dimensions team, you’ll gain the support and inspiration for a career you’ll find meaningful every day. Per Diem Manager, Pediatric Palliative Care and Children’s Services Summary: Reporting to the Manager, Pediatric Palliative Care and Children's Services, the Per Diem Music Therapist is responsible for providing services to Care Dimensions patients and families/caregivers through engagement in a variety of creative art modalities, specifically music, to enhance quality of life. The Music Therapist, with discretion and independent judgement, offers music to foster relaxation, stress reduction, self-expression, and memory making.

Requirements

• Must have at least a bachelor’s degree in music therapy from an accredited program; master’s preferred.
• Current board certification (MT-BC)
• Must obtain and maintain any applicable certification required for the performance of this functional role as defined by Care Dimensions.
• Proficient in the use of a wide variety of music therapy techniques and interventions.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Outlook.
• Licensed driver with reliable transportation and automobile insurance.
• Ability to work with patients and their loved ones/caregivers in their place of residence (home, hospital, assisted living facility, nursing home).
• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Excellent skills in listening and communicating with patients and their families/ caregivers to assist in processing memories and emotions evoked through the creative experience.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of one year of experience in both acute care and home care settings preferred.
• Previous experience with adults with chronic/terminal health challenges preferred.
• Knowledge and skills in utilizing music as a therapeutic modality with adults and loved ones.
• Knowledge of grief/loss theory and its interaction with individual and family development.

Benefits

• Benefits are offered to employees that are scheduled to work 20+ hours/week, which include a generous earned time (vacation days) program, tuition reimbursement, scholarship programs, student loan paydown program, two retirement plans, in addition to medical/dental/vision/life/disability insurance, and so much more!

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level