Music Therapist
Requisition ID: 379962
Position Number: 20076398
Posting End Date: Open until filled
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Misericordia Health Centre
Site: Misericordia Health Centre
Department / Unit: Recreation - MHC
Job Stream: Clinical
Union: MAHCP
Anticipated Start Date: ASAP
FTE: 0.10
Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Weekends
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.50
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary: $30.573, $31.682, $32.878, $34.130, $35.425, $36.771, $38.168, $39.617
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Position Overview
Under the general direction of the Manager Spiritual Health, Recreation & Volunteer Services the Music Therapist is responsible for providing a music therapy program as a therapeutic tool for patients, to restore, maintain and improve mental, physical and emotional health; responding to psychosocial needs of the patients; prioritizing patient caseloads; managing the daily organizational components of the Music Therapy Program; and supervising music therapy students and interns.
The Music Therapist acts in a professional manner adhering to the principles of Patient Centred Care.
Experience
- Experience working with older adults as a music therapist in a healthcare setting is preferred.
- Experience working with individuals with dementia, preferred.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Bachelor of Music Therapy required.
SPECIAL TRAINING:
- Medical Terminology - Therapist is responsible for acquiring appropriate knowledge of terms, disease entities, medical/surgical procedures, tests and protocols specific to their programming.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
- Must be registered with the Canadian Association of Music Therapists OR eligible for certification and become certified within 6 months of hire.
Qualifications and Skills
- Basic computer skills required.
- Must demonstrate understanding in the areas of: growth and development, play and family dynamics, and interventions to support coping.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills, observation and assessment skills required.
- Must have a basic understanding of illnesses and the effects of hospitalization on older adults and their families.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills required.
- Excellent or strong guitar skills preferred and vocal skills required.
- Excellent organizational skills required.
Physical Requirements
- Physical demands include carrying necessary musical instruments and equipment.
- Other physical demands may include crouching, stretching, kneeling, lifting bed rails, and pushing and pulling wheelchairs and beds.
- Must be able to work with adults.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.
Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.
Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
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