Art Therapist LGPAT or LCPAT, Child Unit
Summary
Provides art therapy to children in a clinical setting, assessing needs, collaborating on care plans, and documenting progress while maintaining supplies and equipment.
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm | Job Location Type: In Person
Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates patient focus and strives to exceed patient/family expectations for customer service.
- Provides professional art psychotherapy treatment/services to individuals and groups.
- Utilizes observation skills at the clinical professional level to assess patient’s level of functioning both individually and in group activities.
- May complete art therapy assessment(s) as requested.
- Interviews patients and assesses their functional level according to professional standards.
- Collaborates with treatment team to develop a safe & therapeutic plan of care.
- Identifies and delivers services according to patient specific needs, diagnosis and population.
- Provides consultation, instruction, and direction to other clinical staff, students and volunteers.
- Completes documentation of initial patient screen/assessment and ongoing treatment /progress in compliance with hospital and program standards.
- Completes all documentation so that it is accurate, complete, timely, and in accordance with Hospital & program standards.
- Reports pertinent observations to appropriate team members.
- Selects and maintains supplies and equipment which support a variety of appropriate treatment concepts and are geared to patients’ skills, creativity levels, and ages.
The pay range for this position is $46,790 minimum - $90,195 maximum. Pay for this position is determined on a number of factors, including but not limited to, years and level of related experience.
Requirements:
- Work requires the completion of a Master's degree in Art Therapy from an accredited college or university. Depending on assignment, may be required to have education/training specific to age and diagnosis of patient population.
- Work requires possession of a Maryland State license as a Licensed Clinical Professional Art Therapist (LCPAT) at the time of appointment and continuously while in the position.
- Work requires two to three years of relevant work experience, including experience with the specific patient population served by the assigned program/unit.