Music Therapist

Cleveland Clinic • Colesville, MD

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Music Therapist provides comprehensive clinical therapy services to hospitalized patients and families to help them meet individual goals and enhance well-being. The role designs, implements, and evaluates music therapy interventions addressing patients’ biopsychosocial needs, and serves as a clinical and educational resource for hospital units and the professional community. The therapist may assist with research, develop and evaluate department programs and initiatives, coordinate therapy observation experiences, write reports, and collaborate on other projects.

The position is based at Marymount Hospital in Garfield Heights. The typical schedule is 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with some scheduling flexibility. It includes one full weekend every three weeks, with weekday days off in exchange, for five workdays per week. Holiday rotations are required, excluding Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day; caregivers rotate coverage for one summer holiday and one additional holiday.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a program accredited by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA).
• Licensed Professional Music Therapist (LPMT) through the Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board.
• Music Therapist Board Certified (MT-BC) and LPMT within 90 days of hire.
• One year of experience providing music therapy; time spent in a practicum or internship providing music therapy services may be considered.
• De-escalation training and WELLE certification within the period specified after hire; the posting states “within days of hire” without specifying a number.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Three years of experience providing music therapy in a hospital or healthcare setting.
• Master’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and evaluate music therapy interventions that address the biopsychosocial needs of hospitalized patients and families, as appropriate.
• Serve as a clinical and educational resource for hospital units and the professional community regarding music therapy practice.
• Assist with and participate in research, including developing research topics and protocols with teams, conducting research, gathering results, and assisting with articles for submission.
• Assist the Music Therapy Department with developing and evaluating music therapy programs and initiatives.
• Coordinate therapy observation experiences, write reports, and collaborate on other projects as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time