Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is hiring: Music Therapist - PRN (up to 4 days/

Music Therapist - PRN (up to 4 days/week)

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Position details: Work Shift Day; Work Day(s) Monday-Friday; Shift Start Time 8:30 AM; Shift End Time 5:00 PM; Worker Sub-Type PRN.

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Job Description

Provides innovative and creative music therapy interventions for hospitalized pediatric patients with a wide variety of diagnoses. Engages in treatment planning and provides music therapy services directly to the patients and families in accordance with orders received from medical and multidisciplinary teams to support patient goals. Proactively supports efforts that ensure delivery of goal-oriented patient and family centered care and promote a safe environment at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

Experience

• Experience in music therapy internship and/or work experience in a healthcare setting

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in working as a medical music therapist in a pediatric healthcare setting
• Master’s or Master’s equivalency in music therapy
• NICU-MT or NMT

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy

Certification Summary

• Georgia music therapy license
• Board-certified music therapist (MT-BC) through the Certification Board for Music Therapists
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as part of interdisciplinary team
• Knowledge of pediatric age-appropriate development, treatment, and practice
• Organizational and analytical skills

Job Responsibilities

• Provide patient and family centered care via music therapy interventions.
• Provide accurate and timely assessments for patients at all levels of functioning which reflects the whole person.
• Create therapeutic goals as part of the interdisciplinary team appropriate for patients' medical, rehabilitative and/or palliative care.
• Plan and deliver therapeutic treatment during hospitalization, utilizing a variety of evidenced-based music therapy techniques.
• Complete necessary documentation in a clear, concise, and timely manner in such a way that meets documentation standards and includes goals understandable to anyone who reads them.
• Comprehend and incorporate interdisciplinary goals and ideas into documentation.
• Document family involvement in planning and implementation of treatment plans.
• Provide supervision to music therapy students, musician volunteers, and music community partners.
• Participate in programming duties of music therapy for area of care, including music therapy equipment acquisition/maintenance, Foundation Relations, music therapy research, and education for staff regarding benefits of music therapy.

Equal opportunity statement: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Location

Primary Location Address: 2220 North Druid Hills Road

Job Family

Rehab