Art Therapist Job at Tandym Group, Syracuse, NY

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  • Tandym Group
  • Syracuse, NY

Job Description

A healthcare services network in New York is seeking an Art Therapist to join one of their acute care facilities in Syracuse, NY. In this role, the Art Therapist will be responsible for assessing and evaluating patient needs & interests through various means relative to Recreational and/or Social Adjustment with the expectation to affect improvements in the patient's physical, mental, and social well-being.

About the Opportunity:

  • Assignment Length: 13-week contract (possibility of extension)
  • Shifts: Days
  • Schedule: 2-days per week (Part-time)
  • Hours: 5-hour shifts
  • Setting: Acute Care
  • EMR: EPIC

Responsibilities:

  • Plan and conduct activities for clients/patients groups, working individually or as a member of the treatment team
  • Assist the patient in leisure activities to engage and improve mind, body, and spirit, and patient adjustment to life with disease injury or disability, analyzing and reporting behavioral patterns to the treatment team or others
  • Therapeutically deescalate and work with patients who are aggressive and potentially violent
  • Develop and implement individualized therapy plan and execute it keeping everyone abreast of progress through written and verbal reports and through documentation in the medical record
  • Plan and schedule patient therapy based on individual needs
  • Schedule patients, maintaining accurate attendance and therapy records
  • Assess and recommend and requisitions purchases for equipment and supplies that pertain to therapeutic recreation
  • Perform other duties, as needed

Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in Art Therapy
  • Licensed Creative Arts Therapist within 2 years of appointment required
  • Prior experience working in a Mental Health setting

Job Tags

Contract work, Part time, Shift work, 2 days per week,

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