Music Therapist

This position provides clinical and evidence-based music therapy to meet individualised patient healthcare goals through individual, group, or environmental interventions.

Essential Functions

• Develop and provide suitable music therapy interventions for patients and families.
• Assist in managing and purchasing music therapy supplies and inventory.
• Manage time and prioritise patient care and tasks.
• Document music therapy interventions in patient charts in a timely and thorough manner, including initial assessments and progress notes.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the scope of music therapy within a clinical setting.
• Collaborate with the medical team, nursing, and other family support service departments, which may include presenting educational in-services about music therapy within the medical setting.
• Participate in selecting and training new hires.
• Adhere to the music therapy code of ethics.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Music Therapy (approved by the American Music Therapy Association).
• Board certification as a Music Therapist (within 6 months of hire).

Preferred Qualifications

• State certification as a Music Therapist.
• One year of experience in a clinical setting.
• Master's degree.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require verbal communication, hearing, and understanding spoken information.
• Manual dexterity to manipulate equipment and materials with precision and accuracy.
• Need to walk and push up to 50 pounds of supplies and equipment on a rolling cart.

The hourly range for this position is $26.74 - $41.28.