Music Therapist

Shriners Children's • Philadelphia, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families. With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations. Job Summary Shriners Hospitals for Children is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Music Therapist to provide therapeutic music interventions to pediatric patients, promoting their physical, emotional, cognitive, and social well-being within a hospital setting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy
• Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC)

Nice To Haves

• One year’s experience

Responsibilities

• Organizes, and directs music therapy experiences as part of health care and treatment of patients in order to achieve goals pertaining to the restoration, maintenance, and improvement of health and increased comprehension of self, environment, and physical ability.
• Collaborates with other members of rehabilitation team in planning music experiences in accordance with patients' physical or psychological needs, capabilities, and interests.
• Develops treatment plan, using individualized needs assessment. Individualizes music experiences for each patient to meet patients' physical or psychological needs.
• Music therapy methods can include, receptive, improvisational, compositional, and / or performance / community based techniques.
• Evaluates patients' reactions to various experiences and prepares reports describing symptoms indicative of progress of treatment.
• Submits periodic reports to treatment team or physician to provide clinical data for evaluation.
• Oversees clinical training of music therapy students.
• Develops, implements, and presents research related to clinical practice

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level