Music Therapist

Job Description:

This position provides for a clinical and evidence-based use of music to meet the individualized healthcare goals of patients through individual, group or environmental intervention.

Job Specifics

• Application Requirements: Please upload a current resume that includes your work history and relevant licenses or certifications.
• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• FTE: Full time
• Shift: Days
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Essential Functions

• Develop and provide appropriate music therapy interventions for patients and families.
• Assist in managing and purchasing music therapy supplies and inventory.
• Manage time and prioritize patient care and tasks.
• Document music therapy interventions in patient charts in a timely and thorough manner, including initial assessments and progress notes.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the appropriate scope of music therapy within a clinical setting.
• Collaborate with medical team, nursing, and other family support service departments, which could include presenting educational in-services about music therapy within the medical setting.
• Participates in selection and training of new hires.
• Adheres to the music therapy code of ethics.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy (Approved by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA))
• Board Certification as a Music Therapist (within 6 months of hire).

Preferred Qualifications

• State Certification as a Music Therapist.
• One year of experience in a clinical setting
• Master’s Degree

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate equipment and materials with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, and art material use.
• Need to walk and push up to 50 pounds of supplies and equipment on rolling cart.  

Location:

Primary Childrens at Taylorsville

Work City:

Salt Lake City

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$26.74 - $41.28

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

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