Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.We are a premier pediatric specialty, research, and academic teaching hospital with a medical and research partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital. It is the world’s leading center for pediatric burn care and is the only American Burn Association (ABA) exclusively pediatric verified burn center in New England and New York. The Boston Shriners Hospital is one of four pediatric burn specialty hospitals in Shriners Children’s health system and provide comprehensive care for cleft lip, cleft lep palate and other craniofacial anomalies, with a multidisciplinary care team. Shriners Children's is committed to our support of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply for any of our career opportunities. SHC requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment in most or all cases, subject to applicable legal requirements that would require further discussion about whether any requested exemptions can be accommodated 

Job Overview

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center. We have an opportunity for a Music Therapist to join our team as a per diem. 

Responsibilities

• Assist patients to achieve and maintain maximum levels of functioning in the areas of physical, cognitive and socio-emotional health while promoting principals of family centered care.
• Develops age specific and culturally appropriate treatment plans based on standards of therapy and individual needs.
• You will work with patients and the interdisciplinary team providing co-treatment, procedural support and individualized therapeutic interventions. 
• Provides services in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Position requires strong skills in assessment and planning, psychosocial support, procedural support and goal directed play.
• Collaborate with teams across the hospital to provide a continuum of care.
• Reviews medical care through hospital play/music or discussion with patient/family 

Qualifications

Requirements: 3-5 years of experience as Music Therapist. Graduate of accredited degree program in Music Therapy. Current National Certification in Music Therapy.

The Per DiemMusic Therapist

• Will be available for one shift in a four week time period.
• Will be available for one weekend shift in a six week time period (Inpatient Units).
• Will be available for one major summer and winter holiday from the following (Inpatient Units):

Memorial Day

July 4th

Labor Day

Thanksgiving

Christmas

New Years

• It is an expectation that in order to maintain per diem status, one must keep all annual competencies up to date.