• Art Therapist - part-time

    BJC HealthCare (St. Louis, MO)


    City/State: Saint Louis, Missouri

     

    Categories: Rehabilitation Services

     

    Shift: Days

     

    Job Status: Part-Time

    Req ID: 90184

    Pay Range: $20.70 – $33.70 / hour (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience)

     

    Additional Information About the Role

     

    Child Life Services with St. Louis Children's Hospital has an opportunity a **Registered Art Therapist** to work a part-time schedule. Working hour are Monday - Friday from 9am – 5:30pm. This position comes with benefits!

     

    Join our BJC team today and make a difference is a family's life!

     

    Overview

     

    **St. Louis Children’s Hospital** is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

     

    Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

     

    St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

    Preferred Qualifications

    Role Purpose

     

    Provide individualized Art Therapy sessions to children and teenagers within a hospital setting. Working within an interdisciplinary team, the Art Therapist will provide individual or small group sessions to support the socioemotional needs of patients who are admitted for ongoing medical care. Within the Art Therapist role, art therapy will be used to promote wellness, manage stress, express feelings, improve communication and promote coping with illness, injury, disability and hospital/healthcare experiences.

    Responsibilities

    + Provides therapeutic programming to improve the emotional functioning and coping needs of patients.

    + Develops, implements and evaluates art therapy programming in a variety of settings.

    + Coordinates work schedule and assignments with unit and Child Life Staff.

    + Assesses and reassesses the patients' condition and response to treatment then records and reports patient progress.

    + Supervises Art Therapy interns, practicum students and volunteers as necessary.

    Minimum Requirements

    Education

    + Master's Degree - Art Therapy Counseling

    Experience

    + No Experience

    Supervisor Experience

    + No Experience

    Preferred Requirements

    Experience

    + 2-5 years

    Supervisor Experience

    + < 2 years

     

    Licenses & Certifications

     

    + Art Therapy Registration

    + ATR-BC

    + Lic Professional Counselor

     

    Benefits and Legal Statement

     

    BJC Total Rewards

     

    At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

     

    + Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

    + Disability insurance* paid for by BJC

    + Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC

    + 401(k) plan with BJC match

    + Tuition Assistance available on first day

    + BJC Institute for Learning and Development

    + Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

    + Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time

    + Adoption assistance

     

    To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits (https://www.bjctotalrewards.org/Benefits)

     

    *Not all benefits apply to all jobs

     

    The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer