Author: Gracelynn Norgaard

About Eskenazi Health:
Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County. Physicians provide a comprehensive range of primary and specialty care services at the 333-bed hospital and outpatient facilities both on and off of the Eskenazi Health downtown campus including at a network of Eskenazi Health Center sites located throughout Indianapolis.
Accredited by The Joint Commission and named as one of Indiana’s best employers by Forbes magazine for two consecutive years and the top hospital in the state for community benefit by the Lown Institute, Eskenazi Health’s programs have received national recognition while also offering new health care opportunities to the local community. As the sponsoring hospital for Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services, the city’s primary EMS provider, Eskenazi Health is also home to the first adult Level I trauma center in Indiana, the only verified adult burn center in Indiana and Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, the first community mental health center in Indiana, just to name a few.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
– Provide evidence-based music therapy interventions
– Coordinates operations of music therapy program
– Delivers music therapy to patients, families, and staff
– Responds to music therapy referrals for appropriate one-on-one or group interactions
– Monitors patients’ responses to music therapy and provides appropriate music therapy interventions according to patients’ needs,
values, and desires.
– Coordinates and collaborates with patient care team to provide sound and ethical care to individuals and groups
– Ensures a safe environment for patients and patient’s families by adhering to hospital safety protocol
– Provides education to clinical staff regarding music therapy and the effects on patient recovery and well-being
– Maintains any records necessary for the evaluation of service and ensures that music therapy documentation/records are clear,
accurate, and comply with legal requirements
– Manages and reports data to direct supervisor, Music Committee, and Eskenazi administration as requested/required.
– Informs and facilitates patient participation in other hospital music events

Job Requirements
– Bachelor’s Degree or higher
– Completion of an approved music therapy program
– Holds and maintains MT-BC licensure
– Continuing education to maintain certification
– Preferred prior experience as a music therapist
– Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
– Ability to use appropriate instruments and electronic devices to perform job duties
– Excellent verbal, written, and age appropriate communication skills
– Courteous interpersonal skills