Art Therapist

Job Description

This position provides for a clinical and evidence-based use of art to meet the individualized healthcare goals of patients through individual, group or environmental intervention.

• Pay Range: $29.14 - $44.94 Non Exempt
• Benefits Eligible:
  Yes
• FTE:
  Part time
• Shift: Day shift
• To learn about additional Intermountain benefits:

• Develop and provide appropriate art therapy interventions for patients and families.
• Assist in managing and purchasing art therapy supplies and inventory.
• Manage time and prioritize patient care and tasks.
• Document art therapy interventions in patient charts in a timely and thorough manner, including initial assessments and progress notes.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the appropriate scope of art therapy within a clinical setting.
• Collaborate with medical team, nursing, and other family support service departments, which could include presenting educational in-services about art therapy within the medical setting.
• Participates in selection and training of new hires.
• Adheres to the art therapy code of ethics.

• Master’s degree in Art Therapy (Approved by the American Art Therapy Association (AATA)) OR Master’s degree in a related field (counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, Social Work, Psychology, Addiction Counseling, Psychiatric Nursing, Psychiatry) and 700 hours of supervised practicum/internship hours in Art Therapy. (Degree will be verified)

• Board Certification as an Art Therapist (American Art Therapy Association).
• Clinical Mental Health counseling Credential
• One year of experience in a clinical setting

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate equipment and materials with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, and art material use.
• Need to walk and push up to 50 pounds of supplies and equipment on rolling cart.

Primary Children’s at Lehi, Lehi, Utah

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