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Music Therapist (36 hours) at Boston Children's Hospital summary:

The Music Therapist at the Mayo Family Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Center provides essential music therapy services to children and adolescents experiencing chronic pain and psychological challenges. Working collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams, the therapist assesses and documents the needs of patients, while also guiding student interns in their interactions. This role requires a bachelor's degree in Music Therapy and experience in a medical setting focusing on the developmental and rehabilitative needs of young patients.

36 hours a week
Please note this job is in Brookline, MA.

Department overview: The Mayo Family Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Center (PPRC) at Boston Children's Hospital is a day treatment rehabilitative program for children and adolescents between 8 and 17 years of age, who experience ongoing chronic pain and limitations in completing typical daily activities after they have tried outpatient treatments. The PPRC operates on a day-hospital model of rehabilitation, working with up to eight children and their caregivers at a time. This program involves participating in pain rehabilitation for eight hours per day on weekdays, and completing additional requirements in the evenings and on weekends.

The Music Therapist will:

• Provide music therapy to support the developmental, rehabilitative, psychological, socioemotional, and psychoeducational needs of BCH patients and families from various demographic and multicultural backgrounds.
• Working in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to assess, evaluate, and document the therapeutic needs of patients to address the medical, procedural, surgical, diagnostic, and prognostic experiences of patients and families.
• Providing basic guidance and instruction on student/intern performance and interactions with patients and families.

To qualify, you must have:

• Bachelor's degree in Music Therapy
• Certification or the eligibility to sit for certification exam within 18 months of hire are preferred
• 1 year work experience in a medical setting and/or working with children.
• The ability to adhere to AMTA standards of practice, code of ethics and professional competencies.
• Demonstrated proficient knowledge in music therapy clinical practice, musical skills, child development and the impact of healthcare on neurodevelopmental outcomes.

Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.

Keywords:

Music Therapy, Pediatric Rehabilitation, Chronic Pain Treatment, Child Development, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Medical Setting Experience, Psychosocial Support, Music Therapy Certification, BCH Pediatric Patients, Therapeutic Needs Assessment

Job Tags

Full time, Work experience placement, Internship, Flexible hours, Weekend work, Afternoon shift, Weekday work,

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