Creative Arts Therapist

2 weeks ago


Hackensack, New Jersey, United States Hackensack Meridian Health Full time
Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives - and we help one another to succeed.

With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.


The Creative Arts Therapist functions within the Child Life Department and Audrey Hepburn Children's House offering the arts as a therapeutic modality for pediatric patients and their family members on an inpatient or an outpatient basis.

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a Creative Arts Therapist at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

  • Collaborates with Child Life Program.
2. Provides creative arts therapy for both individuals and groups of children.
3. Develops and implements a creative arts therapy program.
4. Evaluates creative arts therapy program on a regular basis.
5. Provides therapeutic support for pediatric patients during identified stress points such as medical distress, end of life.
6. Collaborates with other staff by sharing information regarding planning of treatment and follow-up.
7. Procures creative arts supplies.
8.

Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.) This process includes communicating with the patient, parent and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).

9. Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.

AHCH Specific Job Functions (List in order of importance):

  • Provides a comprehensive assessment of patient'ss psychosocial needs and develops treatment plans and treatment plan reviews based on findings and according to department policy; provides effective treatment to patients, whether assessment or therapy, and shares and interprets information to staff, families, and/or other approved agencies.
2. Completes written reports in a timely fashion as required.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities Required:

1. Appropriate education in creative arts therapy from an accredited creative arts therapy program.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities Preferred:

1. Master's degree.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

1. Creative Arts Therapy certification by the appropriate creative arts accrediting board within 18 months from date of hire.

Working Conditions:
Lifts a minimum of 5 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 10 lbs. and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day.

If you feel the above description speaks directly from your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today

Our Network

Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Facility

As a courtesy to assist you in your job search, we would like to send your resume to other areas of our Hackensack Meridian Health network who may have current openings that fit your skills and experience.



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