Creative Arts Therapist

Req #:
4286


Job ID:
15689


Job Location:
New York, NY


Zip Code:
10041


Category:
Social Work and Mental Health Services


Agency:
MJHS Hospice & Palliative Care


Status:
Regular Full-Time


Office:
Field-based


Salary:
$54,878.02 - $65,853.63 per year

Our groundbreaking hospice and palliative care programs offer a significant difference when dealing with a life-limiting condition. We offer a broad range of services in the community or facility-based to help patients and their families ease the burden of managing a life-limiting illness or end of life care.

The MJHS Difference


At MJHS, we are more than a workplace; we are a supportive community committed to excellence, respect, and providing high-quality, personalized health care services. We foster collaboration, celebrate achievements, and promote fairness for all. Our contributions are recognized with comprehensive compensation and benefits, career development, and the opportunity for a healthy work-life balance, advancement within our organization and the fulfillment of having a lasting impact on the communities we serve.

Benefits include:

• Tuition Reimbursement for all full and part-time staff
• Generous paid time off, including your birthday!
• Affordable and comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage for employee and family members
• Two retirement plans ! 403(b) AND Employer Paid Pension
• Flexible spending
• And MORE!

MJHS companies are qualified employers under the Federal Government's Paid Student Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)


Responsibilities:

Our groundbreaking hospice and palliative care programs offer a significant difference when dealing with a life-limiting condition. We offer a broad range of services in the community or facility-based to help patients and their families ease the burden of managing a life-limiting illness or end of life care.

In this position you will utilizes creative arts therapy interventions in providing the clinical assessment and treatment of physical, psychosocial, and spiritual end-of-life issues for patients, caregivers, and bereaved persons of all ages in accordance with the interdisciplinary plan-of-care. You will participates in the clinical training and supervision of creative arts therapy interns; and supports special programming, research, education & marketing efforts to promote the organization's mission and growth.

• Effectively accepts, triages, and follows-up on all referrals for creative arts therapy services
• Follows professional and regulatory visit procedures for home and facility-based health care,
  including office-based counseling and groups
• Provides a comprehensive clinical assessment at the initial visit, and updates accordingly
• Executes a variety of appropriate creative arts therapy interventions to meet the client's needs
• Provides clinical documentation according to agency guidelines and medical record standards
• Promotes the mission and growth of the organization and the creative arts therapy program

Qualifications:

• NY-State licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT)
• ATR-BC
• Minimum of one year experience working as a creative arts therapist in either hospice, palliative care, or acute medical settings (academic internship placement hours may be considered as a portion of this experience)