Music Therapist PICU/TICU

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta • Atlanta, GA

37d

About The Position

Provides innovative and creative music therapy interventions for hospitalized pediatric patients with a wide variety of diagnoses. Engages in treatment planning and provides music therapy services directly to the patients and families in accordance with orders received from medical and multidisciplinary teams to support patient goals. Proactively supports efforts that ensure delivery of goal-oriented patient and family centered care and promote a safe environment at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children’s is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. With 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations and a total of 673 beds, Children’s is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. Children’s offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Children’s has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and as a top employer for diversity and millennials. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values. We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country. Connect to our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. Have questions about the recruitment process? Check out What to Expect. https://careers.choa.org/lp/What%20to%20Expect/2895392d3ba166e6/?locale=en_US

Requirements

• Experience in music therapy internship and/or work experience in a healthcare setting
• Georgia music therapy license
• Board-certified music therapist (MT-BC) through the Certification Board for Music Therapists
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as part of interdisciplinary team
• Knowledge of pediatric age-appropriate development, treatment, and practice
• Organizational and analytical skills

Nice To Haves

• 1 year of experience in working as a medical music therapist in a pediatric healthcare setting
• Master’s or Master’s equivalency in music therapy
• NICU-MT or NMT

Responsibilities

• Provide patient and family centered care via music therapy interventions.
• Provide accurate and timely assessments for patients at all levels of functioning which reflects the whole person.
• Create therapeutic goals as part of the interdisciplinary team appropriate for patients' medical, rehabilitative and/or palliative care.
• Plan and deliver therapeutic treatment during hospitalization, utilizing a variety of evidenced-based music therapy techniques.
• Complete necessary documentation in a clear, concise, and timely manner in such a way that meets documentation standards and includes goals understandable to anyone who reads them.
• Comprehend and incorporate interdisciplinary goals and ideas into documentation.
• Document family involvement in planning and implementation of treatment plans.
• Provide supervision to music therapy students, musician volunteers, and music community partners.
• Participate in programming duties of music therapy for area of care, including music therapy equipment acquisition/maintenance, Foundation Relations, music therapy research, and education for staff regarding benefits of music therapy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level