Music Therapist

Work Shift:

Please see job description for details.

Time Type:

Part time

Department:

CC017220 Child Life & Education

Summary:

PRN, Days (Music Therapist - Board Certified required)

Coordinates therapeutic music interventions to address the medical experiences of patients and families. Promotes and practices the delivery of high quality family-centered care and services for patients and families. Responsible for developing, implementing, modifying and evaluating music therapy services designed to restore, maintain or improve cognitive, physical, emotional and social function of children, teens and young adults and their families.

Additional Information:

Required Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Recommended Education:

Master's Degree

Required Work Experience:

2 years experience

Recommended Work Experience:

Child Life - 2 years Child Life experience

Required Certifications:

Music Therapist - Board Certified (MT-BC) - American Music Therapy Association

Recommended Certifications:

Description

1. Gathers information and documents the psychosocial needs of patients and families through patient/family meeting, nursing report and consultation with medical staff.

2. Ensures patients and families receive appropriate clinical services, medical plan, prepare families for medical events, assist with hospitalization and diagnosis, emotional support and discharge planning.

3. Provides patients and families with developmental services including group activities and interventions.

4. Supervises, orients, and trains volunteers and Interns to provide quality interactions with patients.

5. Gathers information on psychosocial needs of patients and families using daily nursing report, medical staff consultations, meetings with patients and families, documenting the medical record.

6. Provides comprehensive music therapy programs to address patient strengths and needs and develop treatment plan, goals and music therapy services.

7. Acts as part of a patient care team, communicating with team for patient care outcomes documenting music therapy treatment plan.

8. Maintains education and certification through American Music Therapy Association including education of staff, volunteers, students and others about music therapy.

9. Maintains supplies, technical equipment and musical instruments for music therapy services on budget and report malfunctioning or missing equipment.

10. Performs other duties as assigned.

Arkansas Children's (~~~) is the only hospital system in the state dedicated to caring for children, which enables us to uniquely shape the landscape of pediatric care in Arkansas.

Arkansas Children's is driven by four core values-safety, teamwork, compassion and excellence-which inform every action.

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For more than a century, Arkansas Children's has met the unique needs of children. But we're more than just a hospital treating sick kids-our services include two hospitals, a pediatric research institute, foundation, clinics, education and outreach, all with an unyielding commitment to making children better today and healthier tomorrow.

Arkansas Children's Little Rock campus includes a 336-bed hospital with the state's only pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center, burn center, Level 4 neonatal intensive care and pediatric intensive care, as well as a nationally-recognized transport service. And Arkansas Children's Northwest (~~~) provides inpatient and emergency care, clinic rooms and diagnostic services to children in that corner of the state.

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