Neurologic Music Therapist, Telehealth

Position Overview

MedRhythms is looking for a passionate and driven Neurologic Music Therapist to join their fast-growing clinical team. This position will be responsible for providing high-quality Neurologic Music Therapy to a range of virtual clients of all ages and different neurologic diagnoses. The position will facilitate individual and group sessions, and will work in the telehealth setting. We carefully consider a wide range of factors when building a competitive compensation package. We rely on market indicators and consider your specific job, skills, and experience; which can cause compensation to vary. We evaluate each candidate and position individually to ensure that we are capturing all of the data required to determine fair compensation. In addition to this, we work hard to provide all of our current and future employees fair and equitable pay while striving to eliminate unjust pay disparities in the market. The overall market range for this role is typically $50,000-$55,000. This market range is based on total compensation (base salary and other employee benefits), which is in line with our talent and compensation philosophy.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate knowledge in various diagnoses related to neurological injury or disease (i.e. TBI, stroke, PD, MS, DOC, etc.).
• Demonstrate knowledge in various clinical presentations resulting from a neurologic injury or disease (i.e. aphasia, apraxia, left neglect, gait deficits, etc.).
• Conduct an individual evaluation/assessment and develop a treatment plan using appropriate assessment tools with individualized therapeutic nonmusical goals and objectives.
• Implement NMT interventions within the sensorimotor, speech and language, and cognitive domains.Evaluate patient/client progress through progress reports and documentation of sessions.
• Update goals/objectives as needed when met within the treatment plan and complete discharge summaries when appropriate.
• Develop exercise programs and resources for patients/clients to complete individually.
• Communicate and consult with interdisciplinary teams, parents/guardians, caregivers, other professionals as needed within therapeutic scope about progress.
• Maintain patient confidentiality as mandated by HIPAA.
• Attend and participate in supervision as requested and recommended by the Clinical Director/Supervisor.
• Attend professional development opportunities to maintain credential and advance clinical skills.
• Provide presentations/ in-services to various audiences about NMT and those that MedRhythms serves.
• Provide supervision to practicum and internship students if applicable and training provided

We’re looking for you to bring

• Must hold MT-BC credential and NMT credential (NMT/F Preferred)
• Strong clinical skills in administering NMT interventions
• Ability to be flexible and operate in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skillsSelf-motivated, possessing grit and energy
• Dedication and commitment to MedRhythms’ mission of access and improving patient care