Ascend Health is hiring: Music Therapist in Cranford

Music Therapist – Overview

Music Therapist position with Ascend Hospice. The Music Therapist will be responsible for providing music therapy services to clients, assessing needs, planning and implementing therapy, and documenting progress in accordance with program standards.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates basic knowledge of the purpose, intent, and function of music therapy for various client populations.
• Demonstrates basic knowledge of philosophical, psychological, physiological, and sociological bases for the use of music as therapy.
• Demonstrates basic knowledge of the use of current technologies in music therapy assessment, treatment and evaluation.
• Help patients to restore and maintain mental health, increase comprehension abilities, improve physical abilities and improve their overall wellbeing.
• Instruct patients individually or in groups in prescribed instrumental or vocal music and music projective techniques such as guided imagery, progressive relaxation, or awareness of conscious feelings.
• Communicates assessment findings and recommendations in written and verbal forms.
• Observes and records accurately the client’s responses to assessment.
• Selects and implements effective culturally based methods for assessing the client’s assets and problems through music.
• Identifies the client’s therapeutic needs through an analysis and interpretation of music therapy and related assessment data.
• Selects or creates music therapy experiences and settings that meet the needs of the client.
• Formulates goals and objectives for individuals and group therapy based upon assessment findings.
• Provides preliminary estimates of frequency and duration of treatment.
• Offers sensory stimulation that allows the client to use visual, auditory, or tactile cues.
• Promotes relaxation and/or stress in music therapy sessions.
• Utilizes therapeutic verbal skills in music therapy sessions.
• Sequences and paces music experiences within a session according to the client’s needs and situational factors.
• Conducts or facilitates group and individual music therapy with the use of improvisational skills.
• Creates a physical environment (e.g. arrangement of space, furniture, equipment, and instruments) that is conducive to effective therapy.
• Develops and maintains a repertoire of music for age, culture, and cognitive differences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred.
• 2-4 years of related experience.
• Basic instrument-playing ability, moderate vocal skills and considerable knowledge of music styles.
• Ability to develop and use a variety of musical applications to coordinate a treatment plan.

Benefits

• Competitive Salaries
• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Opportunities to advance and grow your career
• And More!

Ascend Hospice is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO/AA/M/F/DV

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