Job Description

Field position will cover Nassau County, NY and Queens, NY.

Our groundbreaking hospice and palliative care programs offer a significant difference when dealing with a life-limiting condition. We offer a broad range of services in the community or facility-based to help patients and their families ease the burden of managing a life-limiting illness or end of life care.

This position utilizes creative arts therapy interventions to provide the clinical assessment and treatment of physical, psychosocial, and spiritual end-of-life issues for patients, caregivers, and bereaved persons in accordance with the interdisciplinary plan-of-care. Participates in the clinical training and supervision of creative arts therapy interns; and supports special programming, research, education and marketing efforts to promote the organization’s mission and growth. 

• Effectively accepts, triages, and follows-up on all referrals for creative arts therapy services
• Follows professional and regulatory visit procedures for home and facility-based health care,
  including office-based counseling and groups
• Provides a comprehensive clinical assessment at the initial visit, and updates accordingly
• Executes a variety of appropriate creative arts therapy interventions to meet the client’s needs
• Provides clinical documentation according to agency guidelines and medical record standards
• Promotes the mission and growth of the organization and the creative arts therapy program

• Currently NY-State licensed or practicing under permit in the field of creative arts therapy, and nationally board certified in the field of music therapy through the Certification Board for Music Therapists.
• Minimum of one year experience working as a creative arts therapist in either hospice, palliative care, or acute medical settings (academic internship placement hours may be considered as a portion of this experience).
• Valid driver license and car

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