Horticultural Therapist

The Creative Arts Therapist is responsible for providing creative art therapies (art, music, or dance) to
best serve the needs of the patient. The Creative Arts Therapist will collaborate with other allied health
specialists such as Physical or Occupational Therapists to plan, implement, and evaluate counseling and
treatment interventions.

Essential Functions
Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
Plan, direct, deliver, and evaluate music/art/dance-movement and horticulture therapy based interventions for a full patient caseload in skilled facility, acute rehab, outpatient settings as appropriate.
Designs music/art/dance/horticulture sessions or programs in consultation with clients or site administrators to meet client#39;s goals and objectives. Gathers client information from sources such as case documentation, client observation, or interviews of client or family members.
Assesses client needs or disorders using artistic and horticultural processes. Analyzes or synthesizes client data to draw conclusions or make recommendations for art, music, dance movement, horticultural therapy. Selects or prepares artistic media or related equipment or devices to accomplish therapy session objectives.
Confers with other professionals on client#39;s treatment team to develop, coordinate, or integrate treatment plans.
Documents patientrsquo;s participation and reactions during creative arts and horticultural therapy and evaluates therapeutic effects.
Continues research in developments in creative arts therapies and horticultural therapy via conferences and other staff development opportunities.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Horticultural Therapy: Horticultural Therapist-Registered (HTR)-bachelor#39;s degree in horticultural therapy
and 480-hour internship to professionally registered with the American Horticultural Therapy Association
(AHTA).
AND
0-2 years of clinical practice, 1 year preferred.
Horticultural Therapy: Certified Horticulturists (CH) or ASHS Certified Professional Horticulturist (ASHS)

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About Jefferson

Nationally ranked,Jefferson, which is principally located in the greaterPhiladelphiaregion and southernNew Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value.Jeffersonis more than 42,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow#39;s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of SidneyKimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top healthcare systems in the country and the largest provider in thePhiladelphiaarea, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 17 hospitals and more than 160 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plansis a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options inPennsylvaniaandNew Jerseyfor more than 35 years.