Senior Creative Arts Therapist

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Senior Creative Arts Therapist provides creative arts therapy (art therapy or music therapy) for patients throughout the hospital as assigned. These positions design and implement creative/expressive arts therapy interventions to meet the patients' treatment goals and documents the patients' response and progress towards the goals identified. Other responsibilities include supervision for students and Creative Arts Therapists I, research, and/or education.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in music therapy or music with an equivalency in music therapy, certification by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (MT-BC); or Master’s degree in Art Therapy; Art Therapist registration (ATR) by the Art Therapy Credentials Board within one year of employment.
Certification by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (MT-BC); or Art therapist registration (ATR) by the Art Therapy Credentials Board within one year of employment.
Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS), either a certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA recognized equivalent) or an American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider and certification in Safety Care within the first 30 days of employment required.
Standing: Continuous
Sitting: Continuous
Walking: Continuous
Working indoors: Continuous
Bending at the waist: Continuous
Pinching operations: Frequent
Gross motor use (fingers/hands): Continuous
Firm grasping (fingers/hands): Continuous
Reaching in all directions: Continuous
Repetitive motion (hands/wrists/elbows/shoulders): Continuous
Full use of both legs: Continuous
Maintain corrected vision 20/40 (one or both eyes): Continuous
Recognize objects (near/far): Continuous
Color discrimination: Continuous
Depth perception : Continuous
Peripheral vision: Continuous
Hearing acuity (with correction): Continuous
Tactile sensory function: Continuous
Gross motor with fine motor coordination: Continuous
Olfactory (smell) function: Continuous
Respirator use qualification: Continuous
Effective stress management: Continuous
Latex-safe environment: Continuous

Nice To Haves

Strong interpersonal skills, creative, flexible, and resourceful.
Ability to work collaboratively with care team members at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

Provides assessments and integrates appropriate Creative Arts Therapy interventions for assigned patient population; meeting the cognitive, physical, functional, and expressive needs of patients, patient families, and MUSC community.
Participates in the design, administration and monitoring of grants related to clinical objectives or research/clinical trials.
Supervises, assigns, and monitors the work of Arts in Healing Creative Arts Therapist and/or Creative Arts Therapy students sponsored by the Arts in Healing Internship or Practicum program.
Documents and maintains records, progress reports, and statistical information in appropriate formats while also fulfilling the Arts in Healing Program and facility-wide quality assurance/performance improvement standards.
Works collaboratively with select volunteers and Interns within the Arts in Healing Program.
Leads communication and education of the Arts in Healing Program goals, mission, and services to MUSC Health leaders, physicians, care team members, and the community.
Works collaboratively with the Office of Humanities, Development, Government Relations, Patient and Family Centered Care, and Diversity and Inclusion to ensure MUSC community needs are incorporated into the patient-centered Arts in Healing Program.