Music Therapist - Home Health Full-time Job
Nov 1st, 2022 at 18:43 Home Health Care Vero Beach 113 views Reference: 210Job Details
Overview:
Come Join our team of passionate and skilled professionals! By choosing to work for the VNA, you would be working with an agency that has been voted ‘Best Place to Work’ for 7 years in Indian River County because of the benefits we offer our associates, such as:
The VNA provides compassionate, innovative care of the highest quality, setting the standard for patients and caregivers needing private care, home health, hospice, and community health services. Together, we provide the highest quality patient care.
Come Join our team of passionate and skilled professionals! By choosing to work for the VNA, you would be working with an agency that has been voted ‘Best Place to Work’ for 7 years in Indian River County because of the benefits we offer our associates, such as:
- Competitive pay
- Flexible schedules available for some positions
- Accrue up to18 paid days off in your first year, 6 observed holidays
- up to 90% coverage of health insurance costs
- Onsite, no-cost wellness clinic staffed by a VNA ARNP
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free CEU credits
- Several local and national discounts
The VNA is seeking a full time music therapist to perform as a member of the home health interdisciplinary team. The music therapist provides music therapy consultations and services to the patient and/or family in accordance with the interdisciplinary plan of care while following all home health policies and procedures. The music therapist supports the business development activities of the organization. Music therapist will provide music therapy rehabilitative services to home health and palliative patients. Deliver high customer service orientation and effective written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrate musical skills with competence and include therapeutic use of music and recreational instruments. Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of music therapy research and use best practices in clinical interventions. Recognize patient/family strengths and weaknesses as well as their support systems. Demonstrate the ability to assess, provide, and interpret age-related data and interpret age-specific responses to symptom management in treatment.
Responsibilities: - Implement, plan and complete the music therapy assessment with patients and families when referred in accordance with the interdisciplinary plan of care.
- Guide patients in the use of creative therapeutic activities for the purpose of improving or maintaining mental and physical functions and quality of life.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of music therapy services with the patient.
- Document all services provided to home health patients and families in the clinical record.
- Instruct other care team members including, when appropriate, home health aides, volunteers and family members in the use of music to achieve individualized care plan goals.
- Provides in-services to staff, hospitals, nursing homes, doctors, and other related facilities as requested and determined appropriate by supervisor.
- Participate in special events when appropriate and allowable due to regular scheduled duties.
- Follow appropriate standards of practice as set forth by the American Music Therapy Association and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
- Educate and provide in-services to staff members and community members on the appropriate use of the music therapy program.
- Use music therapy to treat a variety of medical, psychological, emotional, spiritual and social needs of patients/families in an age-appropriate manner as well as being consistent with patient/family cultures, religions and values.
- Participate job related meetings and contributes the music therapist’s perspective of the clinical needs of patients/families while educating team members about the use of music therapy in meeting care plan needs.
- Complete all other duties assigned.
- Must have a degree in Music therapy from a program approved by the American Music Therapy Association.
- Board Certified as a Music Therapist by the Certification Board for Music Therapy.*
- Must have reliable automobile, valid driver's license and the minimum state required liability auto insurance.
- MS Office and computer proficient
- Previous experience with home health population or neurologic music therapy training is highly desirable.
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