PRN Music Therapist: Medical Center University

PRN Music Therapist: Medical Center University

Posting ID
156005

Department
Rehab Therapy/UIHC

Jobcode
Activity Therapist

Working Title
PRN Music Therapist: Medical Center University

Details

The Department of Rehabilitation Therapies at the University of Iowa Health Care will be hiring a PRN Staff Music Therapist . You will provide individual and group music therapy services throughout the hospital. Coverage areasinclude adult and pediatric inpatient psychiatry units, psychiatric partial hospitalization programs, pediatric intensive care unit, neonatal intensive care unit, pediatric medical/surgical and hematology/oncology units, and adult inpatient palliative care. This position is located at our Medical Center University Campus in Iowa City.

Duties to include:

* Provides quality patient care including evaluation, treatment planning and documentation appropriate for patient condition and age

* Provides individual and group music therapy services to hospitalized behavioral health child, adolescent and adult patients

* Provides individual music therapy services to patients and families as part of the adult palliative care service

* Ability to work independently while maintaining an interdisciplinary team focus

* Provide patient coverage in additional clinical areas as needed

About:

University of Iowa Health Care -recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States-is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 18,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.

* Type of Position: This position is performed fully on the campus of the University Medical Center Campus.

* This position is: Commensurate PRN ( pro re nata )

* Work Schedule: As needed.

* Temporary: A staff member may serve in temporary status in a continuous appointment for no more than one year to meet an emergency or temporary need of the University. Employees in this classification will not be eligible for university benefits

Required Qualifications:

* A bachelor's degree or higher in a field related to the practice of Music Therapy.

* Current certification with CBMT as a Music Therapist-Board Certified (MT-
BC) is required.

* Entry level experience in Music Therapy

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

Desirable Qualifications:

*Experience facilitating goal-oriented music therapy interventions.

*Experience with music therapy evaluation, treatment planning and documentation

*Demonstrated prioritization in patient care and effective time management

*Ability to function as part of an interdisciplinary team

*Experience with basic counseling skills, behavioral management, grief & loss, actively dying, anxiety, depression or pain

Contact Information:

Please send documents and questions to the contact information listed below. Successful candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.

* Documents Required: Resume and Cover Letter

* Contact Name: Matt Hackler

* Contact Email: View email address on click.appcast.io

* Organization: Rehabilitation Therapies, Medical Center University Campus

Contact


MATTHEW HACKLER
Phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io
Email: View email address on click.appcast.io

Application Instructions
Email cover letter and resume to Matt Hackler at the above email address.

Ad Start Date
02/09/2026

Ad End Date
08/09/2026