Music Therapist, Full-Time, Days

The University of Chicago Medicine • Chicago, IL

32d • Onsite

About The Position

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Music Therapist in the Comer Children’s Hospital. In this role as a Music Therapist, you will coordinate services of psychosocial support to children and families during hospitalization, surgeries and/or out-patient visits through promoting socialization, developing coping skills, enhancing body image and awareness, increasing self-esteem, facilitating positive adjustment, fostering self-expression, maintaining autonomy, and providing age-appropriate music therapy.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Music Therapy, Master's in Music Therapy preferred
• Current professional Board Certification (MT-BC) or the designation of Registered, Certified or Advance Certified Music Therapist (RMT, CMT, or ACMT) by the American Music Therapy Association
• 1-2 years' work experience with children and adolescents
• Requires the knowledge and skills necessary to utilize theoretical constructs of human development for assessment and intervention for infants through teenagers
• Demonstrates leadership abilities with good organizational skills
• Interpersonal skills needed to establish therapeutic relationships with children and their families, and effective communication
• Analytical skills necessary to identify and solve problems within a constantly changing and stressful environment

Nice To Haves

• Internship in art therapy with hospitalized children and adolescents preferred

Responsibilities

• Plans, schedules, implements, and evaluates a comprehensive therapeutic music program for individuals and groups
• Uses music to formulate treatment goals and facilitate interventions
• Promotes family-centered care through involvement of parents/caregivers, siblings and other family members
• Develops the therapeutic plan in collaboration with the patient, family, and healthcare team
• Educates parents and staff to provide a therapeutic outlet for children and families.
• Develops relationships with families that are caring, trusting, beneficial, and professional
• Advocates for opportunities for parents/caregivers to maintain their parenting role
• Demonstrates sensitivity to caregiver concerns and uses the caregiver as a resource
• Identifies referrals for other team members and/or community resources
• Documents in patient’s electronic medical record in accordance with department guideline
• Provides leadership in team meetings; maintains, develops, and models effective working relationships with members of the Child Life staff and the Healthcare team
• Addresses difficult situations professionally, proactively and collaboratively at the point of service, acts as a model for other staff members
• Provides consultation/recommendations to medical/patient care team
• Participates in rounds, patient care conferences, and hospital committees
• Demonstrates leadership through active participation in departmental meetings/committees
• Initiates new programs/projects as assigned
• Provides in-services to hospital staff and works with other departments to facilitate institutional events and clinical presentations
• Recruits, selects, coordinates, and supervises art therapy interns and/or volunteers within the context of art programming
• Participates in and contributes to national forums and organizations to remain current with the newest theories, research and trends
• Assumes responsibility to develop self professionally by participating in continuing education
• Establishes and accomplishes annual goals in accordance with UCMC goals
• Engages in community outreach, including but not limited to school and community events
• Serves as liaison between hospital and participating student internship programs
• Maintains appropriate records and statistical data in accordance with department guidelines
• Selects, purchases, stocks and maintains inventory within budgetary limits
• Maintains art supplies that are clean, safe and follows all infection control guidelines
• Evaluates art programming and makes recommendations for improvement
• Participates in the planning of new programs, grants, budgets and policies

Benefits

• UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits.
• Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees