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MUSC Health · 4 months ago

Program Coordinator - Creative Arts Therapist

Charleston, SC

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

MUSC Health is dedicated to integrating the arts into healthcare and is seeking an Outpatient Program Coordinator for their Arts in Healing initiative. This role combines clinical practice as a creative arts therapist with program administration, ensuring high-quality service delivery and fostering community partnerships.

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Responsibilities

Clinical Practice (40%) – Provide assessments and integrate appropriate art therapy interventions for assigned patient populations, addressing cognitive, physical, functional, and expressive needs. Maintain accurate records and progress reports while meeting Arts in Healing and facility-wide quality assurance/performance improvement standards

Program Administration (40%) – Lead program growth initiatives in alignment with the Arts in Healing mission and vision. Act as liaison between grantors, partners, and organizational leaders. Organize and lead community, team, and partner meetings to support collaboration and communication

Research & Grants (10%) – Contribute to the design, administration, and monitoring of clinical objectives, research studies, and grant-related activities. Prepare reports and support data collection to demonstrate program impact

Team Leadership (5%) – Provide direction, guidance, and engagement to the outpatient creative arts therapy team, encouraging professional growth and development

Professional Development (5%) – Stay current with research and trends in creative arts therapies by attending conferences, training, and collaborative learning opportunities to enhance personal and programmatic growth

Qualification

Creative arts therapyProgram administrationGrant managementArt therapy certificationCommunity engagementResearch skillsTeam leadershipCommunication skills

Required

Graduated from an accredited art therapy, music therapy, dance/movement therapy, or drama therapy required

Ability to travel to community placements in region (Greenville or Columbia) as well as Charleston for administrative activities (2-3 x per year)

Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Continuous)

Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Continuous)

Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Continuous)

Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent)

Ability to work indoors. (Continuous)

Ability to work outside in temperature extremes. (Infrequent)

Ability to work from elevated areas. (Frequent)

Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Frequent)

Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent)

Ability to bend at the waist. (Continuous)

Ability to twist at the waist. (Frequent)

Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Frequent)

Ability to perform 'pinching' operations. (Frequent)

Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. (Continuous)

Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. (Continuous)

Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands. (Continuous)

Ability to reach overhead. (Frequent)

Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Continuous)

Ability to fully use both legs. (Continuous)

Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination. (Frequent)

Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous)

Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. (Infrequent)

Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted. (Infrequent)

Ability to lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. (Infrequent)

Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force. (Frequent)

Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous)

Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance. (Continuous)

Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Continuous)

Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous)

Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous)

Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous)

Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Continuous)

Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations. (Continuous)

Ability to work rotating shifts. (Frequent)

Ability to work overtime as required. (Frequent)

Ability to work in a latex safe environment. (Continuous)

Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous)

Preferred

Active registration (ATR, MT-BC, R-DMT, RDT) with modality-specific national certification board preferred

Board-certification preferred

Experience in school-based settings a plus

Company

MUSC Health

MUSC Health provides health-care services through its patient- and family-centered care, education, research, and various partnerships. It is a sub-organization of Medical University of South Carolina.

Founded in 1824