Art Therapist

Description

The Art Therapist will develop, implement, and evaluate an art therapy program for children and adolescents in clinic-based and medical inpatient settings. Foster positive and professional interpersonal relationships with patients/families, physicians, hospital staff, community representatives and visitors. Use interpersonal communication skills to promote a healing environment.

Minimum Education

• Master's Degree in Art Therapy or a related field with an emphasis in Art Therapy. (Required)

Required Skills / Knowledge

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to relate to diverse patient populations.
• Sensitivity to individuals from varied backgrounds and cultures.
• Competency with age‑specific needs from childhood through young adulthood.

Required Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Art Therapist (ATR) or Board‑Certified Registered Art Therapist (ATR‑BC) issued by the Art Therapy Credentials Board. (Preferred)
• Registered Art Therapist Provisional (ATR‑P). (Required)

Functional Accountabilities

Program Development

• Work with patients, families, and staff to understand the needs of assigned inpatient and outpatient populations in relation to an art therapy program.
• Develop a vision, set goals and priorities; help to develop appropriate documentation standards to reflect art therapy assessments and interventions; help develop materials to explain and promote the Program; help design measures to evaluate effectiveness of the Program.
• Work with CNH Foundation and other hospital departments to promote the Program internally and externally as appropriate.
• Assist with activities to fund the Program (grant writing, support for fundraising activities).
• Maintain organized records, statistics, and surveys of the program.
• Participate in development of student training program.

Art Therapy Patient Services

• Meet individual patients and parents/guardians to explain art therapy program, invite participation, and answer questions.
• Assess individual and/or group needs and identify goals based on assessment.
• Develop and implement art therapy interventions for individuals and groups as appropriate to promote emotional well‑being and provide a healing environment.
• Design and provide individual and group art activities and evaluate outcomes.
• Document interventions in patient medical records according to standards developed for art therapy documentation.
• Obtain and maintain an age‑appropriate and safe selection and quantity of art supplies, equipment, and other materials for the program.

Collaboration

• Participate as an active member of the Patient and Family Support Program to integrate art therapy programs with other psychosocial services.
• Participate actively in departmental rounds and psychosocial rounds to ensure coordinated care for patients and families.
• Foster communication with hospital staff and collaborate in staff support efforts.
• Collaborate with relevant departmental and hospital staff to address patient or systemic problems that arise.

Training and Research

• Orient, train, supervise, and evaluate art therapy graduate students, interns and volunteers, as appropriate.

Safety

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance.
• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation.
• Stop in the face of uncertainty and take time to resolve the situation.
• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication.
• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co‑workers.
• Attend carefully to important details—practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self‑check behavior and performance.

Primary Location
:
District of Columbia‑Washington

Work Locations
: CN Hospital (Main Campus), 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington 20010

Job
:
Non‑Clinical Professional

Organization
:
Patient Services

Position Status
: R (Regular) – FT – Full‑Time

Shift
:
Day

Work Schedule
: 9 a-5:30 p

Job Posting
:
Dec 3 2025, 9:54:37 PM

Full‑Time Salary Range
: $57,200 – $95,347.20