Art Therapist Washington DC

Overview

The Art Therapist will develop, implement, and evaluate an art therapy program for children and adolescents in clinic-based and medical inpatient settings. Foster positive and professional interpersonal relationships with patients/families, physicians, hospital staff, community representatives and visitors. Use interpersonal communication skills to promote a healing environment.

• Minimum Education: Master's Degree Art Therapy or a related field with an emphasis in Art Therapy. (Required)
• Required Skills/Knowledge: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
  Ability to relate to diverse patient populations;
  Sensitivity to individuals from varied backgrounds and cultures;
  Competency with age-specific needs from childhood through young adulthood.
• Required Licenses and
  
  Certifications:
  
  Registered Art Therapist (ATR) or Board-Certified Registered Art Therapist (ATR-BC) issued by the Art Therapy Credentials Board. (Preferred);
  Registered Art Therapist Provisional (ATR-P). (Required)

• Work with patients, families, and staff to understand the needs of assigned inpatient and outpatient population in relation to an art therapy program.
• Develop a vision, set goals and priorities; help to develop appropriate documentation standards to reflect art therapy assessments and interventions; help develop materials to explain and promote the Program; help design measures to evaluate effectiveness of the Program.
• Work with CNH Foundation and other hospital departments to promote the Program internally and externally as appropriate.
• Assist with activities to fund the Program (grant writing, support for fundraising activities).
• Maintain organized records, statistics, and surveys of the program.
• Participate in development of student training program.

• Meet individual patients and parents/guardians to explain art therapy program, invite participation, and answer questions.
• Assess individual and/or group needs and identify goals based on assessment.
• Develop and implement art therapy interventions for individuals and groups as appropriate to promote emotional well-being and provide a healing environment.
• Design and provide individual and group art activities and evaluate outcome.
• Document interventions in patient medical records according to standards developed for art therapy documentation.
• Obtain and maintain an age appropriate and safe selection and quantity of art supplies, equipment, and other materials for the program.

• Participate as an active member of Patient and Family Support Program to integrate art therapy programs with other psychosocial services.
• Participate actively in departmental rounds and psychosocial rounds to insure coordinated care for patients and families.
• Foster communication with hospital staff and collaborate in staff support efforts.
• Collaborate with relevant departmental and hospital staff to address patient or systemic problems that arise.

• Orient, train, supervise, and evaluate art therapy graduate students, interns and volunteers, as appropriate.

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance.
• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation.
• Stop in the face of uncertainty and take time to resolve the situation.
• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication.
• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co‑workers.
• Attend carefully to important details – practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self‑check behavior and performance.

• Organizational Commitment/Identification: Anticipate and respond to customer needs; follow up until needs are met.
• Teamwork/Communication: Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior; partner with all team members to achieve goals; receptive to others’ ideas and opinions.
• Performance Improvement/Problem‑solving: Contribute to a positive work environment; demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change; identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes; make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment.
• Cost Management/Financial Responsibility: Use resources efficiently; search for less costly ways of doing things.

District of Columbia-Washington

CN Hospital (Main Campus)
111 Michigan Avenue NW
Washington 20010

Non-Clinical Professional

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Position Status : R (Regular)- FT - Full-Time
Shift :
Day
Work Schedule : 8-4:30

Jul 3, 2025, 11:35:59 PM

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