Job Description
Description
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.
Qualifications
Minimum Education
Master's Degree 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)
Functional Accountabilities Program Development - 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 fund raising activities).
- Maintain organized records, statistics, and surveys of the program.
- Participate in development of student training program.
Art Therapy Patient Services
- 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.
Collaboration
- 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.
Training and Research
- Orient, train, supervise, and evaluate art therapy graduate students, interns and volunteers, as appropriate.
Safety
- 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 takes 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 Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification
- Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows 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
Safety
- 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 takes 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
Primary Location
: District of Columbia-Washington
Work Locations
:
CN Hospital (Main Campus)
111 Michigan Avenue NW
Washington 20010
Job
: Non-Clinical Professional
Organization
: Patient Services
Position Status : R (Regular)- O - PRN
Shift : Variable
Work Schedule : PRN
Job Posting
: Nov 7, 2025, 9:01:09 PM
Full-Time Salary Range
: 57200-95347.2
Job Tags
Full time, Relief, Shift work,