CONTRACT - Music Therapist

UHS • Desoto, TX

3h • Onsite

About The Position

Do you believe music has the power to heal, inspire, and connect? At Hickory Trail Hospital, our Music Therapists play a vital role in helping patients express emotions, build coping skills, reduce stress, and support their journey toward recovery. As a Contract Music Therapist, you will facilitate engaging individual and group sessions for adolescents and adults in an inpatient behavioral health setting, using evidence-based music interventions to promote emotional wellness and therapeutic growth. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by combining your creativity, compassion, and clinical expertise in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. We are looking for someone who is energetic, patient-centered, and passionate about using the arts to foster hope and healing.

Requirements

• Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) or eligible for certification.
• One (1) year of related experience.
• Knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques.
• Understanding of mental illness.
• Successful completion of CPR Certification.
• Successful completion of Handle with Care training.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with psychiatric patient care techniques with understanding of mental illness.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate engaging individual and group sessions for adolescents and adults in an inpatient behavioral health setting.
• Use evidence-based music interventions to promote emotional wellness and therapeutic growth.
• Help patients express emotions, build coping skills, and reduce stress.
• Support patients' journey toward recovery.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed