Creative Arts Therapist, Adult Psych (AP)

Job Overview:

The Creative Arts Therapist provides clinical groups/assessments to adult inpatients throughout their treatment.

The Creative Arts Therapist is responsible for providing creative art therapies of art, music, recreation, or dance to best serve the needs of adult psychiatric inpatients.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Creative Arts Modality

Certifications and Licenses Required:

• Board certification in Art, Dance, Music, or Recreation Therapy

Scheduling Requirements:

• Shift working, 8:00am 4:00pm or 11pm-7am
• Coverage weekdays, weekends, some holidays

• Per Diem (PD)

Essential Functions:

• Assess social, perceptual, and physical skills, and re-creative resources according to discipline-specific standards
• Develop treatment interventions both group and individual-oriented, utilizing an integrated theoretical framework to: elicit expression, communication, and response from verbally defended clients
• Increase self-understanding and insight development through exploration of symbolic content in creative arts modality
• Diagnostically elicit information not readily available through verbal assessment procedures
• Develop self-esteem, problem-solving skills, organization, and risk-taking through creativity
• Integrate and sequence the creative process
• Resolve conflict through the use of creative art modalities
• Teach relaxation techniques, when indicated
• Utilize knowledge of resources to assist in leisure time planning
• Participate in the management of crises as directed
• Participate in treatment planning meetings, program participant/staff meetings, and group and community meetings as required
• Contribute to the formation, carrying out, and updating of treatment plans elaborated by the staff
• Report behavioral and/or physical changes in condition to the program director and according to policy and procedure
• Maintain open channels of communication with associates, participants, and families; works within a multifamily group as appropriate
• Document participation and reactions during creative arts therapies and evaluates therapeutic effects
• Work in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team in providing the highest standards of patient care

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.