• Job Description

  Req#: 76403
  Additional Information About the Role
  
  

  St. Louis Children's Hospital is looking for a Dance Movement Therapist. A Master's in Dance Therapy is required. Monday-Friday (No Weekends). Come work at the top pediatric hospital in the US and make a difference in a child's life today!

  
  Overview
  
  

  St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

  Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

  St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

  
  Preferred Qualifications
  
  

  Role Purpose

  Dance movement therapists focus on helping their patients develop communication skills and relationships, expand their movement vocabulary, gain insight into patterns of behavior, as well as create new options for coping with problems. Movement is the primary medium used for observation, assessment, research, therapeutic interaction and interventions. DMT help develop treatment plans and goals, document their work in clinical records and collaborate with professional from other disciplines.

  Responsibilities

  Assess needs, plan and provide comprehensive dance movement therapy to patients to meet emotional, physical, cognitive social/cultural and communicative needs.

  Communicate effectively with child life staff and other members of multidisciplinary health care team on clinical care planning and issues revealed through DMT sessions.

  Document dance movement therapy interventions in patient charts in a timely and thorough manner, including initial assessment and progress notes.

  Develop and maintain graduate dance movement therapy internship program through collaboration with universities and Child Life leadership team.

  Maintain accurate dance movement therapy session statistics and adhere to infection control and other safety standards in the maintenance and ordering of supplies and in clinical practices.

  Minimum Requirements

  Education

  Master's Degree

  Experience

  Supervisor Experience

  No Experience

  Preferred Requirements

  Experience

  2-5 years

  
  Benefits and Legal Statement
  
  

  BJC Total Rewards

  At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
  • Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
  • Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
  • 401(k) plan with BJC match
  • Tuition Assistance available on first day
  • BJC Institute for Learning and Development
  • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
  • Adoption assistance

  To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits

  *Not all benefits apply to all jobs

  The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

  
  

  Role Purpose

  Dance movement therapists focus on helping their patients develop communication skills and relationships, expand their movement vocabulary, gain insight into patterns of behavior, as well as create new options for coping with problems. Movement is the primary medium used for observation, assessment, research, therapeutic interaction and interventions. DMT help develop treatment plans and goals, document their work in clinical records and collaborate with professional from other disciplines.

  Responsibilities

  Assess needs, plan and provide comprehensive dance movement therapy to patients to meet emotional, physical, cognitive social/cultural and communicative needs.

  Communicate effectively with child life staff and other members of multidisciplinary health care team on clinical care planning and issues revealed through DMT sessions.

  Document dance movement therapy interventions in patient charts in a timely and thorough manner, including initial assessment and progress notes.

  Develop and maintain graduate dance movement therapy internship program through collaboration with universities and Child Life leadership team.

  Maintain accurate dance movement therapy session statistics and adhere to infection control and other safety standards in the maintenance and ordering of supplies and in clinical practices.

  Minimum Requirements

  Education

  Master's Degree

  Experience

  Supervisor Experience

  No Experience

  Preferred Requirements

  Experience

  2-5 years

  
  

  St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

  Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

  St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

• About the company

  BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health-care organizations in the United States, and is focused on delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and mid-Missouri regions. BJC HealthCare is consistently recognized as Top Places to Work in St. Louis. We specialize in inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice, and more.

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