Rehabilitation Supervisor

State of Maryland•Carroll, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The main purpose of this position is to organize, implement and provide Music Therapy and other activity therapy services to adult psychiatric inpatients; function as a member of a treatment team; maintain patient records; participate in the training of interns. This position serves as a Music Therapy Supervisor and Music Therapy Internship Director for the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). This position supports the mission of the organization through active participation in clinical efforts to provide treatment in a recovery-oriented environment. The foundation of a recovery-oriented environment is respect and a commitment to safety in the least restrictive manner possible.

Requirements

Education: A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in music therapy from an accredited college or university.
Experience: Two years of experience performing music therapy work in the treatment of mentally ill, aged, physically ill or physically disabled patients or developmentally disabled clients.
Current certification as a Music Therapist from the American Music Therapy Association or the Certification Board for Music Therapists may be substituted for the required education.
Additional four years of experience as a professional music therapist, under the supervision of a licensed Occupational Therapist, licensed Physical Therapist or certified Activity Therapist, which included the responsibility for clients’ assessments and the planning, implementation and evaluation of clients’ music therapy treatment in a mental health or developmental disability setting may be substituted for the required education. Experience assisting in these responsibilities will not be accepted as qualifying experience.
Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in Therapy classification or Therapy specialty codes in the Music Therapy field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.
Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.
Employees in this classification may be required to successfully complete cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and maintain current certification.
Employees in this classification at facilities with a swimming pool may be required to obtain Red Cross instruction and certification in Life Saving and Water Safety.
Employees in this classification are subject to call-in and, therefore, will be required to provide the facility with a phone number at which they can be reached.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading music therapists
Experience working with mentally ill patients

Responsibilities

Organize, implement and provide Music Therapy and other activity therapy services to adult psychiatric inpatients
Function as a member of a treatment team
Maintain patient records
Participate in the training of interns
Serve as a Music Therapy Supervisor
Serve as a Music Therapy Internship Director for the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA)