Expressive Arts Therapist NE

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Akron General, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community andtreatingour patients as family.  

Expressive Arts Therapy (EXA) is a multi-arts, integrative approach using visual arts, music, drama, dance, writing, and play to promote healing, personal growth, and self-discovery, helping individuals access emotions, build resilience, and find new ways to communicate feelings that are hard to verbalize. As an Expressive Arts Therapist, you willwork with patients in both a group setting and one-on-oneusing various approaches toengagedifferent senses, safely explore difficult emotions, reduce stress, and heal from trauma. Helping patients with their mental health will help them to have a better quality of life. This is a hands-on opportunity that will allow you to advance your skills with each patient interaction. Thereare alsomany opportunities to grow within our clinic and the organization. 

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM – 4:30PM. No weekends or holidays.

Floating between Akron General and Stow, Bath and Green Health and Wellness Centers will berequired, as needed.

A caregiver who excels in this role will: 

• Administerappropriate assessments.

• Contribute to andparticipatein the development of the interdisciplinary treatment plan.

• Develop, administer andadaptprograms and treatment procedures to assigned patients on the basis of assessed needs and the interdisciplinary treatment plan.

• Plan andimplementtreatment groups that are organized,creativeand therapeutic to the group members.

• Set andmaintainappropriate limitsandmanagedisruptive behavior according to Akron General Medical Centers policies and procedures to ensure patient safety.

• Communicate withappropriate multidisciplinarystaff ona timelybasis, any significant issues raised during the treatment group.

• Provide patient education and instruct the patient or family in functionalactivities.

• Make necessary adaptations in teaching tofacilitatepatient understanding.

• Monitor and document patient comprehension and compliance with treatment.

• Document pertinent patient information in a concise and legible format andenterit into the medical recordin a timely manner.

• Participate in making referrals, coordinatingtreatmentand discharge planning in the multidisciplinary approach to patient management.

• Assume responsibility forappropriate mandatoryand continuing professional education.

• Actively contribute to andsupportinterdisciplinary professional cohesion, physical maintenance and material management of the Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

• Screen all assigned patients for appropriateness to the partial hospitalization program.

• Complete intake evaluation and assessments on assigned patients.

• Identifiesappropriate problems, needs and goals ofpatientand develop an individualized care plan.

• Provide ordirectpatient care from admission through discharge.

• Plan andattendmultidisciplinary conferences.

• Participate in quality assurance activities to evaluate the effectiveness of patient care.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Master’s Degree in Expressive Arts Therapy OR completion of accredited Expressive Arts Therapy program

• Licensed as a Professional Counselor with eligibility for the Art Therapy Credentials Board registration within 12 months of hire

• OR currentregistration to practice as an Expressive Arts Therapist in the State of Ohio

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• One year of Art Therapy experience

• EPIC experience