Creative Arts Therapist Lvl II, Correctional Health Services Job at NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Services, Queens, NY

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  • NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Services
  • Queens, NY

Job Description

(Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri-8:00 AM - 4:00 PM )

About NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the nation. We are a network of 11 hospitals, trauma centers, neighborhood health centers, nursing homes, post-acute care centers, and correctional health services. We are a home care agency and a health plan, MetroPlus. Our health system provides essential services to 1.4 million New Yorkers every year in more than 70 locations across the city's five boroughs. Our diverse workforce of more than 42,000 employees are uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Services is one of the nation’s leading correctional health care systems in quality of and innovations to care, and access from pre-arraignment through compassionate release. In-jail services include medical, nursing, mental health, substance use treatment, social work, dental and vision care, discharge planning, and reentry support. In addition to providing direct patient care in the jails, CHS leverages the resources of the nation’s largest municipal health care system to help discharged patients successfully return to their communities. CHS is also a pivotal partner in New York City’s criminal justice reform efforts.

Job Description

Purpose of Position:

This class of positions encompasses professional and/or supervisory work of varying degrees of difficulty in the operation of a creative arts therapy department providing therapeutic services through the utilization of various modalities, principles and techniques specific to the creative arts therapy discipline.

Examples of Typical Tasks:

  • Establishes and implements comprehensive therapeutic group/individual programs utilizing principles and practices of creative arts therapy.
  • Conducts individual assessments of patient’s strengths and weaknesses to evaluate social, cognitive, psychological, and physical functioning through the creative arts process.
  • Develops treatment goals and objectives based on initial and ongoing assessments designed to improve functioning through the utilization of the techniques unique to the creative arts therapy discipline.
  • Implements therapeutic interventions utilizing, art, music, drama, dance, and poetry as a modality to facilitate the patient’s attainment of goals articulated in the patient treatment plans.
  • Participates as an active member of the interdisciplinary team by attending meetings and contributing to the formulation of individual patient comprehensive treatment plans.
  • Writes regular process notes on patient’s behavior and responses to treatment goals.
  • Prepares and maintains records, progress notes, statistical information, and participates in departmental and facility-wide quality assurance performance improvement (QA/PI) activities.
  • Prepares supply requisitions and maintains inventories of equipment and supplies as designated.
  • May be assigned to coordinate and supervise the activities of auxiliary staff in related therapeutic activities.
  • May be assigned to instruct and supervise volunteers, interns, and students in the areas of creative arts therapy.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualification Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications

Assignment Level II

  • A valid License issued by the New York State Education Department to practice as a Creative Arts Therapist; and
  • Two years of full-time, paid, professional experience in creative arts therapy.

Job Tags

Full time,

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