Music Therapist

Full-Time Hours: Monday-Friday 8AM to 5PM

Summary & Objective

The Music Therapist uses music within a therapeutic setting to provide services for adults and children within the Hospice program. Follows the indicated treatment may include creating, singing, moving to, and/or listening to music.

Essential Functions

• Plans and carries out a general program of musical therapy ranging from passive listening programs to participatory programs involving singing, moving, playing, or dancing, and even creating music.
• Consults with other members of the professional team to analyze overall needs of each patient.
• Assesses how these needs can be addressed by music therapy; develops and implements a treatment plan tailored to improving physical, psychological, and social health as appropriate to a client's problems.
• Instructs patients individually or in groups in instrumental or vocal music and projective techniques, including progressive relaxation, awareness of feelings, and projected imagery.
• Evaluates and documents responses of each patient to various techniques and whether these indicate progress or regression.
• Prepares periodic reports for therapeutic team and modifies program as appropriate.
• Supervises internships of music therapists as part of their clinical training program.
• Serve on appropriate committees internally and externally as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.
• Provides clients with music therapy consultations and services.
• Offers passive listening as well as participatory programs that include playing, singing, and creating music.
• Responsible for instructing patients on techniques such as progressive muscle relaxation.
• Consistently able to exhibit a love of music and skill in musicianship.
• Deliver and lead music therapy sessions at Camp Erin twice a year.
• Ability to travel to any location throughout South Florida and expand territory as business needs dictate.

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Other Duties

• Collaborating with interdisciplinary team to ascertain whether individuals qualify for music therapy.
• Designing musical interventions based on therapeutic goals to improve clients' psychological, physical, and social health.
• Providing music therapy sessions.
• Inviting clients to interact by encouraging them to sing and dance.
• Monitoring clients during musical interventions and measuring effectiveness of sessions.
• Recording and videotaping clients on a periodic basis to measure effectiveness and progress.
• Keeping records of client progress.
• Conducting biannual assessments to re-evaluate clients.
• Maintaining musical instruments.
• Overseeing and mentoring Music Therapist interns if needed.
• Responsible for on call emergencies, including weekends and holidays.
• Promotes positive employee engagement, teamwork, mutual respect, and safety work practices.
• Maintain required mandatory skill updates.
• Comply with all policies, local, state, and federal laws, and regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility

• May serve as an interim department leader depending on need

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and push/pull up to 250+ pounds, walk, climb stair or ladders, stand on feet for extended periods of time, etc.

Disclaimer

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

EEOC Statement

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