Dance/Movement OR Art Therapist-Full Time Days

## Dance/Movement OR Art Therapist-Full Time DaysApplylocations: Fredericksburgtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R-17224**Start the day excited to make a difference...end the day knowing you did. Come join our team.**Job Summary: This position is responsible for providing clinical therapeutic patient care services in a professional, timely, and effective manner to ensure compliance with hospital, regulatory, government, and program goals and requirements. The Expressive Therapist improves patients’ overall mental, emotional, and physical well-being by applying the techniques of various art forms to increase social function, improve coordination and communication, and enable expression of feelings. Expressive Therapists generally specialize in a particular area, such as dance and movement, music, or art therapies.**Essential Functions & Responsibilities:** * Provides direct service to adolescent and adult inpatient and outpatient patients.* Performs assessments to determine therapeutic and functional goals for the patients.* Develops treatment plans with varied interventions based on assessment, interests and objectives of therapy.* Assess patients' development, abilities, personality, interests and conflicts through their medium.* Prepares and submit patients' reactions and progress reports and confers with treatment team.* Maintains and completes required clinical documentation.* Attends multi-disciplinary team meetings.* Provides in-service programs to educate staff and volunteers about expressive therapy.* Attends clinical in-service programs and continuing education opportunities.* Maintains expressive therapy supplies and equipment.* Oversees interns and shadowing experiences for students as appropriate.* Performs other duties as assigned.**Qualifications:*** Graduate of an accredited school of Expressive Therapy; Master's degree in Art, Music, Dance, Movement Therapy or related field required.* If Art Therapist – Board certified in Art Therapy (ATR-BC) required within six months of hire.* If Music Therapist – Board certified in Music Therapy (MT-BC) required within six months of hire.* If Dance/Movement Therapist – Board certified in Dance/Movement Therapy (DMTCB) required within 6 months of hire.* Previous inpatient/outpatient mental health/substance abuse experience required.* CPR (AHA Healthcare Provider) required.* CPI certification required within 90 days of hire.As an EOE/AA employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status. Required **Physical Requirements:** Constant (67-100% of workday) use of arms and hands; frequent (34-66% of workday) standing, walking, and sitting; occasional (0-33% of workday) bending, stooping, and squatting; ability to lift 35 lbs.; ability to push and pull up to 20 lbs.; auditory and visual skills to include color determination.**Mental Requirements:** Possesses critical thinking and analytical skills. Ability to multi-task. Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team. Capacity to cope with difficult situations. Ability to tolerate irregular hours including evenings, nights, and weekends.**Environmental Requirements and Exposure Hazards:** Potential risk of exposure to radiation and toxic chemicals. Potential for exposure to bloodborne pathogens; must be able to wear appropriate personal protective equipment. “It is the policy of Mary Washington Healthcare to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability who are applicants for employment or Associates.” #J-18808-Ljbffr