Creative Arts Therapist

Company: Montefiore Health System
Location: New York City
Posted on: March 17, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description . Job Summary The Creative Arts Therapist will lead an afternoon recreation/social skills program designed for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (age 3-21), from 2PM to 5 PM Mon-Thursday. The therapist will design, implement, and facilitate recreational, social-skills, and developmental activities that promote engagement, communication, and personal growth in a supportive, structured environment. Essential Functions Completes intake screenings and initial psychosocial assessments of prospective patients and families (10%). Comprehensive intake evaluations will be completed accurately and in a timely fashion. Establishes family centered plan of care with patient/ family input in collaboration from the interdisciplinary team. Develops an individualized treatment plan at the appropriate intervals for all patients on assigned caseload (10%). Individualized treatment plans will be developed within 30 days of admission. Ensures adherence to the treatment plan. Provides developmentally appropriate therapeutic creative arts interventions for individual and group support. Recognizes, addresses, and utilizes therapeutic creative arts interventions to facilitate mastery and coping 30%). Performs creative arts clinical interventions that facilitate optimal client functioning and reduction of substance use. Program patients receive evidence-based creative arts interventions. Collects clinical data to track patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes (5%). Patient intervention data is gathered and tabulated in a timely fashion and is utilized in treatment planning. Provides care coordination services to a caseload of patients. Acts as an advocate for patients with other social service agencies and makes referrals and follows up as clinically indicated (5%). Ensures coordination of all client services. All referrals are appropriate to client needs. Barriers to patient engagement and participation have been addressed. Maintains clinical records in compliance with State and Federal regulatory agency requirements and program policies and procedures. Documents all interventions and significant contacts with the patient and other agencies (10%). Enters records of contacts with clients on weekly basis; completes required assessments and other documentation according to program policies and procedures. Clinical records are compliant upon monthly QA audits. Participates in team meetings and/or discussion regarding patient care or practice issues (5%). Presents relevant clinical information at case conferences and contributes to team decisions regarding treatment planning. Initiates transition/discharge planning for caseload of patients. (5%) All patients on caseload receive appropriate discharge planning. Receives clinical supervision from the PhD Psychologist/ Healing Arts team (5%). Attends weekly supervision and program meetings in a timely fashion. Presents cases at weekly supervision. Utilizes professional communication (clear, respectful) to establish and maintain effective professional relationships (5%) Sends appropriate and timely correspondence via phone messages, e-mails, etc. Incorporates recreational and contingency management services into treatment (5%). Patients receive evidence-based recreational and contingency management services. Performs other duties as assigned (5%). Demonstrates responsiveness to supervision and program needs. Qualifications MAS Required less than 1 year Experience conducting assessments with adolescents/young adults and developing comprehensive treatment plans. Experience assessing child development needs and working with families, Experience providing creative arts therapeutic interventions in a clinic/hospital setting. At Least 3 years working with individuals with autism spectrum disorder Limited Permit Creative Arts Therapist Preferred Trained and Certified in SCIP (SCIP- Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention) OHS Annual Assessment Required OHS Fit Test Required Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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