Art Therapist

About the position

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

Responsibilities

• Conducts evidence-based, individual and family centered art therapy sessions with acute, chronic, and terminal patients utilizing clinical psychology in combination with the process of artmaking to address their mental health and psychosocial needs.
• Creates and maintains a therapeutic alliance with patients/families by creating a caring, trusting, reliable and supportive space.
• Uses independent clinical decision making to manage caseload and provide clinical assessment, treatment planning, and clinical documentation towards a patient’s psychological, emotional, communication/cognition, behavioral, and quality of life goals.
• Makes referrals to other team members and/or community resources as appropriate.
• Autonomously prioritizes daily schedule and overall caseload/referrals that incorporates the needs of the patient, team and program.
• Collaborates with the medical and psychosocial team to determine acuity of each patient and coordinate service delivery.
• Actively contributes to interdisciplinary rounds to assess patient and family needs and communicate progress and efficacy of art therapy treatment.
• Collaborates among the Creative Arts Therapies team to educate staff and families throughout the hospital and affiliated communities on the role and benefits of art therapy.
• Provides formal and informal supervision for art therapy students and interns, including orientation, training, caseload management, and ongoing feedback.
• Performs job functions adhering to our service principles and values.
• Other job functions as assigned.

Requirements

• Requires completion of a master’s degree in art therapy/counseling psychology from an American Art Therapy Association approved program.
• Requires current ATR (Registered Art Therapist) credential by Art Therapy Credentials Board (acquired within 18 months); ATR-BC (Board Certified Art Therapist) preferred.
• Requires LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) from the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (acquired within 18 months); LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) preferred.
• Requires proficiency in drawing, painting, sculpture, digital media, documenting artwork, etc.
• 1-2 years of experience in medical art therapy preferred.
• Experience using evidence-based therapeutic interventions is required.

Nice-to-haves

• Spanish language skills preferred.
• Additional certifications preferred: ATCS (Art Therapy Clinical Supervisor), CT (Certified in Thanatology), EMDR training, SEP (Somatic Experience Professional), PMH-C (Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional), CCLS (Certified Child Life Specialist), etc.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
• 403(b) with a 5% employer match
• Various voluntary benefits: Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability, Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Tuition assistance
• Student loan servicing and support
• Adoption benefits
• Backup Childcare and Eldercare
• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
• Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
• Discount purchasing program