Job Description

Duties Description A Recreation Therapist (Music) would plan and conduct activities for adult, children, and adolescent client/patient groups, working individually or as a member of a treatment team or treatment program. A Recreation Therapist (Music) would analyze and report behavioral patterns to a team leader or other supervisor, verbally or in medical records. As a treatment team member, the Recreation Therapist (Music) would participate in team meetings, recreation/leisure assessment, and evaluation. In addition, the Recreation Therapist (Music) may be required to requisition, store, and maintain equipment and supplies. Recreation Therapist (Music) would provide programs in music to achieve a therapeutic aim. The goal of each program is to bring about positive change in a client's/patient's mental, physical, and/or social behavior.
NOTE:
In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and are required to become a Medicare Provider and lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.
Minimum Qualifications Either:
1. a bachelor's degree with a concentration or major in Music Therapy;
Or 2. a bachelor's degree in Creative Arts Therapy* with a concentration in music;
Or 3. a bachelor's degree in Music or Music Education AND one year of experience in planning and administering a music therapy program;**
Or 4. certification by the American Music Therapy Association as a Music Therapist.
Or 5. current licensure by NYS as a Creative Arts Therapist. For information about licensure, visit www.op.nysed.gov or call (518) 474-3817.

• Note the concentration of the degree in Creative Arts Therapy on the application.

** This experience must involve development and coordination of recreational activities for geriatric patients/residents, individuals with developmental disabilities, individuals with psychiatric disabilities, individuals who are physically challenged, or individuals in treatment for chemical dependency. This experience must utilize the creative therapies of music as a psychotherapeutic means of achieving in these individuals' emotional growth and increased levels of functioning.
Additional Comments All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:

• NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance
• Access to tuition assistance programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
• Paid time off - 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave
• NYS Retirement programs

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