Music Therapist

UNC Health•Chapel Hill, NC

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Music Therapist I provides evidence-based evaluation, treatment interventions, and educational instruction to patients and caregivers. The clinician also provides student shadowing, clinical instruction, and new employee training, and participates in departmental and community continuing education and outreach. This is an onsite role at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with occasional holiday and weekend coverage. The position is full time, with 36 standard hours per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy or a related field that includes an internship.
Certified Music Therapist credential from the Board of Music Therapists.
BLS certification within three months of hire.
Effective communication and interprofessional skills.
Physical stamina and ability to perform repetitive movements, including sitting, standing, kneeling, walking, and squatting during patient interventions while supporting one’s weight.
Ability to engage in high-level problem-solving to ensure patient safety during mobilization.

Responsibilities

Review patient charts and complete comprehensive patient assessments per provider orders; develop a plan of care with individualized short- and long-term goals and treatment interventions.
Meet productivity standards per team guidelines.
Implement individualized patient treatment plans through group and/or individual interventions.
Document and report patients’ responses to interventions; reassess and evaluate progress toward goals; and modify treatment goals or plans as necessary.
Collaborate with patients, families or caregivers, and the treatment team to determine discharge and transition plans.
Consult and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members about using music therapy interventions to meet individual patient needs.
Provide clinical precepting and teaching for students and/or staff under the guidance of a clinical specialist or other subject matter experts.
Provide student shadowing, clinical instruction, and new employee training.
Participate in departmental and community continuing education and outreach.