Music Therapist - Full-Time, Days - The University of Chicago Medicine

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Music Therapist in the Comer Children’s Hospital. 

Eligible for a Sign on Bonus up to $1,500!

In this role as a Music Therapist, you will coordinate services of psychosocial support to children and families during hospitalization, surgeries and/or out-patient visits through promoting socialization, developing coping skills, enhancing body image and awareness, increasing self-esteem, facilitating positive adjustment, fostering self-expression, maintaining autonomy, and providing age-appropriate music therapy. 

Essential Job Functions: 

• Clinical Services 

• Plans, schedules, implements, and evaluates a comprehensive therapeutic music program for individuals and groups 

• Uses music to formulate treatment goals and facilitate interventions 

• Promotes family-centered care through involvement of parents/caregivers, siblings and other family members 

• Develops the therapeutic plan in collaboration with the patient, family, and healthcare team 

• Educates parents and staff to provide a therapeutic outlet for children and families. 

• Develops relationships with families that are caring, trusting, beneficial, and professional 

• Advocates for opportunities for parents/caregivers to maintain their parenting role 

• Demonstrates sensitivity to caregiver concerns and uses the caregiver as a resource 

• Identifies referrals for other team members and/or community resources 

• Documents in patient’s electronic medical record in accordance with department guideline 

• Leadership for Projects and Programming 

• Provides leadership in team meetings; maintains, develops, and models effective working relationships with members of the Child Life staff and the Healthcare team 

• Addresses difficult situations professionally, proactively and collaboratively at the point of service, acts as a model for other staff members 

• Provides consultation/recommendations to medical/patient care team 

• Participates in rounds, patient care conferences, and hospital committees 

• Demonstrates leadership through active participation in departmental meetings/committees 

• Initiates new programs/projects as assigned 

• Provides in-services to hospital staff and works with other departments to facilitate institutional events and clinical presentations 

• Recruits, selects, coordinates, and supervises art therapy interns and/or volunteers within the context of art programming 

• Professional Skills 

• Participates in and contributes to national forums and organizations to remain current with the newest theories, research and trends 

• Assumes responsibility to develop self professionally by participating in continuing education 

• Establishes and accomplishes annual goals in accordance with UCMC goals 

• Engages in community outreach, including but not limited to school and community events 

• Serves as liaison between hospital and participating student internship programs 

• Quality & Performance Improvement 

• Maintains appropriate records and statistical data in accordance with department guidelines 

• Selects, purchases, stocks and maintains inventory within budgetary limits 

• Maintains art supplies that are clean, safe and follows all infection control guidelines 

• Evaluates art programming and makes recommendations for improvement 

• Participates in the planning of new programs, grants, budgets and policies 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in music therapy 

• Current professional Board Certification (MT-BC) or the designation of Registered, Certified or Advance Certified Music Therapist (RMT, CMT, or ACMT) by the American Music Therapy Association 

• Internship in art therapy with hospitalized children and adolescents preferred 

• 1-2 years' work experience with children and adolescents 

• Requires the knowledge and skills necessary to utilize theoretical constructs of human development for assessment and intervention for infants through teenagers 

• Demonstrates leadership abilities with good organizational skills 

• Interpersonal skills needed to establish therapeutic relationships with children and their families, and effective communication 

• Analytical skills necessary to identify and solve problems within a constantly changing and stressful environment 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Master's degree in music therapy 

Position Details 

• Full-Time (1.0 FTE) 

• Day Shift, Onsite 

• Unit/Department: Comer Children’s Hospital 

• CBA Code: Non-Union 

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Must comply with UChicago Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.