What are the responsibilities and job description for the Music Therapist - DC (Evergreen) position at Children's National Medical Center?
The Music Therapist will help develop, implement, and evaluate a music therapy program for patients receiving care from the Department/Division. Foster positive and professional interpersonal relationships with patients/families, physicians, hospital staff, community representatives and visitors. Effectively use interpersonal communication skills to promote a healing environment.
Minimum EducationBachelor's Degree (Required)
Master's Degree (Preferred)
Minimum Work Experience
2 years Post Bachelor's experience as a music therapist (Preferred)
1 year Post Master's experience as a music therapist (Preferred)
Required Skills/Knowledge
Excellent inter-personal and communication skills.
Ability to relate to diverse patient populations.
Sensitivity to individuals from varied backgrounds and cultures.
Competency with age-specific needs from childhood through young adulthood.
Functional Accountabilities
Development
- Work with patients, families, and staff to understand the needs of different patient populations in relation to a music therapy program.
- Participate in developing appropriate documentation standards to reflect music therapy assessments and interventions.
- Participate in developing materials to explain and promote the program.
- Participate in designing measures to evaluate effectiveness of the program.
- Participate in setting goals and priorities for the music therapy program.
- Meet individual patients and parents/guardians to explain music therapy program, invite participation, and answer questions.
- Assess individual and/or group needs and identifies goals based on assessment.
- Develop plan for music therapy interventions for individuals and groups as appropriate.
- Design and provides individual and group music activities and evaluates outcomes.
- Document interventions in patient medical records according to standards developed for music therapy documentation .
- Obtain and maintain an age-appropriate and safe selection and quantity of supplies, equipment, and other materials for the program.
- Actively work to integrate music therapy programs with other psychosocial services.
- Participate actively in departmental rounds and psychosocial rounds to insure coordinated care for patients and families.
- Work with other hospital programs to insure coordination of services.
- Collaborate with relevant departmental and hospital staff to address patient or systemic problems that arise.
- Work with Public Relations and Marketing and other hospital departments to promote the Program internally and externally as appropriate.
- Participate in development of student training program.
- Orient, train, supervise, and evaluate students and volunteers, as appropriate.
- Assist with activities to fund the program (grant-writing, support for fund-raising activities).
- Participate in psychosocial research projects relevant to music therapy activities and interventions.
- Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
- Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
- Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
- Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
- Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
- Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance
Organizational Accountabilities
Professional Growth
- Meet with supervisor for regular supervision, prepare agenda and discuss areas of concern.
- Meet all departmental requirements for chart recording, statistics, and other professional documentation and submit documents.
- Complete all hospital and departmental annual requirements.
- Participate in departmental performance improvement activities.
- Complete required continuing education courses to maintain license or certification status.
- Practice in accordance with the standards of the American Music Therapy Association.
- Partner in the mission and upholds the core principles of the organization
- Committed to diversity and recognizes value of cultural ethnic differences
- Demonstrate personal and professional integrity
- Maintain confidentiality at all times
- Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
- Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
- Partner with all team members to achieve goals
- Receptive to others' ideas and opinions
- Contribute to a positive work environment
- Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
- Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
- Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
- Use resources efficiently
- Search for less costly ways of doing things
Organizational Commitment/Identification
Teamwork/Communication
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
Safety
Internal Description
Description - Internal The Music Therapist will help develop, implement, and evaluate a music therapy program for patients receiving care from the Department/Division. Foster positive and professional interpersonal relationships with patients/families, physicians, hospital staff, community representatives and visitors.Effectively use interpersonal communication skills to promote a healing environment. Qualifications - Internal Minimum EducationBachelor's Degree (Required)
Master's Degree (Preferred)
Minimum Work Experience
2 years Post Bachelor's experience as a music therapist (Preferred)
1 year Post Master's experience as a music therapist (Preferred)
Required Skills/Knowledge
Excellent inter-personal and communication skills.
Ability to relate to diverse patient populations.
Sensitivity to individuals from varied backgrounds and cultures.
Competency with age-specific needs from childhood through young adulthood.
Functional Accountabilities
Development
- Work with patients, families, and staff to understand the needs of different patient populations in relation to a music therapy program.
- Participate in developing appropriate documentation standards to reflect music therapy assessments and interventions.
- Participate in developing materials to explain and promote the program.
- Participate in designing measures to evaluate effectiveness of the program.
- Participate in setting goals and priorities for the music therapy program.
- Meet individual patients and parents/guardians to explain music therapy program, invite participation, and answer questions.
- Assess individual and/or group needs and identifies goals based on assessment.
- Develop plan for music therapy interventions for individuals and groups as appropriate.
- Design and provides individual and group music activities and evaluates outcomes.
- Document interventions in patient medical records according to standards developed for music therapy documentation .
- Obtain and maintain an age-appropriate and safe selection and quantity of supplies, equipment, and other materials for the program.
- Actively work to integrate music therapy programs with other psychosocial services.
- Participate actively in departmental rounds and psychosocial rounds to insure coordinated care for patients and families.
- Work with other hospital programs to insure coordination of services.
- Collaborate with relevant departmental and hospital staff to address patient or systemic problems that arise.
- Work with Public Relations and Marketing and other hospital departments to promote the Program internally and externally as appropriate.
- Participate in development of student training program.
- Orient, train, supervise, and evaluate students and volunteers, as appropriate.
- Assist with activities to fund the program (grant-writing, support for fund-raising activities).
- Participate in psychosocial research projects relevant to music therapy activities and interventions.
- Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
- Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
- Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
- Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
- Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
- Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance
Organizational Accountabilities
Professional Growth
- Meet with supervisor for regular supervision, prepare agenda and discuss areas of concern.
- Meet all departmental requirements for chart recording, statistics, and other professional documentation and submit documents.
- Complete all hospital and departmental annual requirements.
- Participate in departmental performance improvement activities.
- Complete required continuing education courses to maintain license or certification status.
- Practice in accordance with the standards of the American Music Therapy Association.
- Partner in the mission and upholds the core principles of the organization
- Committed to diversity and recognizes value of cultural ethnic differences
- Demonstrate personal and professional integrity
- Maintain confidentiality at all times
- Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
- Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
- Partner with all team members to achieve goals
- Receptive to others' ideas and opinions
- Contribute to a positive work environment
- Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
- Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
- Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
- Use resources efficiently
- Search for less costly ways of doing things
Organizational Commitment/Identification
Teamwork/Communication
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
Safety Full-time salary range $ 44,782.4-$ 74,630.4
Salary : $44,782 - $74,630
