Neurologic Music Therapist

Job Title

MedRhythms is looking for a passionate and driven Neurologic Music Therapist to join their fast-growing clinical team in Boston.

Position Overview

This position will be responsible for providing high-quality Neurologic Music Therapy to a range of clients of all ages and different neurologic diagnoses. The position will facilitate individual and group sessions, and will work both in-home and remote via teletherapy. When needed this position will also work within our partnering hospital facility, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (Top Rehabilitation Hospital in the U.S.), which can include inpatient, outpatient, long-term medical, and community settings as well as teletherapy.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate knowledge in various diagnoses related to neurological injury or disease (i.e. TBI, stroke, PD, MS, DOC, etc.).

Demonstrate knowledge in various clinical presentations resulting from a neurologic injury or disease (i.e. aphasia, apraxia, left neglect, gait deficits, etc.).

Conduct an individual evaluation/assessment and develop a treatment plan using appropriate assessment tools with individualized therapeutic nonmusical goals and objectives.

Implement NMT interventions within the sensorimotor, speech and language, and cognitive domains.

Evaluate patient/client progress through progress reports and documentation of sessions.

Update goals/objectives as needed when met within the treatment plan and complete discharge summaries when appropriate.

Develop "in-home" programs and resources for patients/clients to complete individually.

Communicate and consult with interdisciplinary teams, parents/guardians, caregivers, other professionals as needed within therapeutic scope about progress.

Collaborate within an interdisciplinary team to provide the highest quality of care to our patients/clients.

Provide NMT sessions effectively across the healthcare continuum including: telehealth, in-home, outpatient, and inpatient.

Maintain patient confidentiality as mandated by HIPAA.

Clean/sanitize instruments and/or equipment with appropriate materials.

Attend and participate in supervision as requested and recommended by the Clinical Director/Supervisor.

Attend professional development opportunities to maintain credential and advance clinical skills.

Provide presentations/ in-services to various audiences about NMT and those that MedRhythms serves.

Qualifications

Must hold MT-BC credential and NMT credential (NMT/F Preferred)

Strong clinical skills in administering NMT interventions

Ability to be flexible and operate in a fast-paced environment

Strong communication skills

Self-motivated, possessing grit and energy

Dedication and commitment to MedRhythms' mission of access and improving patient care

Must have a vehicle and be willing to drive to clients

Compensation

$58,000 - $62,000 a year We carefully consider a wide range of factors when building a competitive compensation package. We rely on market indicators and consider your specific job, skills, and experience; which can cause compensation to vary. We evaluate each candidate and position individually to ensure that we are capturing all of the data required to determine fair compensation. In addition to this, we work hard to provide all of our current and future employees fair and equitable pay while striving to eliminate unjust pay disparities in the market. The overall market range for this role is $58,000-$62,000. This market range is based on base salary and excludes other employee benefits (annual bonus, health insurance, paid time off, paid leave and many others).

What We Can Offer You

Meaningful, purpose driven work

Collaborative, supportive, smart and fun team

Competitive compensation and benefits for full-time employees: Medical, dental, vision, life & disability, bonus potential, paid time off (vacation, sick and parental)

$500/yr continuing education benefit $100/yr Wellness Stipend

Reimbursement for CBMT dues Laptop and instruments provided

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