Music Therapist / Group Therapy / FT / Day

Northwest Texas Healthcare System is a 495-bed system serving the city of Amarillo and the surrounding region. We offer the ideal combination of traditional values and the most advanced technologies in healthcare, plus the conveniences of big city living in a friendly, smaller-town atmosphere. From the beauty of Palo Duro Canyon and great recreational facilities to our quality educational system, Amarillo is a great place to live and work.

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Position: Music Therapist (BM)

Position Summary: A Board-Certified Music Therapist with strong leadership abilities, communication, and problem solving skills who, with minimum supervision, coordinates interventions with other members of the treatment team to meet those needs in a quality cost effective manner. The Music Therapist is responsible for providing age and developmentally appropriate music therapy groups and establishing behavioral treatment goals in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of the Northwest Texas Healthcare Systems Behavioral Health Hospital. The Music Therapist supports an organizational culture for Service Excellence and practices the Service Excellence standards to all customer groups. The Music Therapist reports to the Director of Clinical Services.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

Designs and provides music therapy interventions, based on therapeutic goals, to address patient needs, such as using music for self-care, adjusting to life changes, improving cognitive functioning, improve self-esteem, communicating, or controlling impulses. Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary treatment team to establish goals or objectives for music therapy treatment, considering patient needs, capabilities, interests, overall therapeutic program, coordination of treatment, or length of treatment. Documents evaluations, treatment plans, case summaries, progress notes, or other reports related to individual patients. Observes, monitors, and documents patient reactions, progress, and responses to music therapy treatments. Directs and provides daily operations and activities of the Behavioral Health Therapeutic Alternative services. Applicant must demonstrate flexibility for reassignment to units providing care to varied populations including, children, adolescents, adults, older adults and dually diagnosed patients. Position must attend and participate in weekly treatment plan meetings.

Benefit Highlights:

• Retention Bonus Program if offered.
• Loan Forgiveness Program if offered.
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Education, Training, Experience and Licenses/Registrations Required:

1. Bachelors Music Therapy. Currently Board Certified as a Music Therapist (MT-BC certification) or agrees to obtain
certification within 6 months
2. 2+ years of work experience in a music therapy field working with a mental health population
3. Proficient with playing guitar, piano, drums, autoharp, and other instruments
4. Excellent singing abilities
5. Excels in interpersonal and communication skills
6. Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
7. Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association upon hire or within 30 days of start date and maintain certification throughout employment. This must be obtained prior to providing patient care

Physical and Sensory Requirements:

1. Ability to read and write in English
2. Ability to speak and hear, to allow discussions with employees and peers.
3. Ability to cope with and remain calm under stress
4. Ability to respond to pages
5. Ability to evaluate and interpret information and make independent decisions
6. Bending and lifting (5-10 lbs), grasping, fine hand coordination, pushing and pulling
7. Ability to understand and interpret financial data

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