Art Therapist - Labor Pool (as needed)
Listed compensation
$27.3-$37.58/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Hampton, Virginia
Hiring Range
$27.30 - $37.58/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.
Overview
Develops and provides quality art therapy services for patients and residents including individual, family, and group art therapy, art therapy assessment, treatment planning, and documentation. Maintains space, equipment, and supplies for the provision of art therapy services. Actively performs as a member of the interdisciplinary team and demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide interventions appropriate to the age of the patient or resident served.
What You Will Do
Completes Projective Imagery Assessments on assigned patients and residents, including social history, behavioral observations, clearly labeled projective drawing tasks, diagnostic impression, and makes recommendations based on assessment findings. Synthesizes information into a written document that provides valuable information for treatment planning and presents findings to the treatment team.
Provides quality and clinically sound art therapy interventions based on assessed needs that are appropriate for age, stage of development, and level of functioning.
Collaborates as an active member of the interdisciplinary team. Communicates patient, resident, and family needs to team members, integrates clinical interventions with the plan of care, and evaluates progress on objectives.
- Completes individualized, thorough medical record documentation according to RBHC policy.
- Maximizes use of clinical supervision and apprises Director of complex or problematic clinical issues.
Maintains art therapy space, equipment, and supplies to assure compliance with health and safety policies and to assure that needed materials are readily available for patient and resident use.
Takes on additional work and/or assists others in the completion of their work during periods of high census and heavy workloads. Uses non-patient care time in productive ways to benefit the facility.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelors Degree, Art Therapy (Required)
- Masters Degree, Art Therapy (Preferred)
Experience
Less than 1 year Internship or clinical experience in a hospital or residential setting (Preferred)
Licenses and Certifications
CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) within 30 Days(Required)
First Aid - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) within 30 Days(Required)
To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at riversideonline.com.
Key Responsibilities
Provides art therapy assessments and individual, family, and group interventions, and documents findings and progress to support treatment planning. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, maintains therapy materials and space, and follows clinical, health, and safety policies.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% are remote, 28% have no call, 85% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$67k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $67k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $57k–$78k | Mental Health Therapy median $60k (middle half $51k–$71k)16 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$67k in purchasing power | Virginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Virginia | 586 active | 22,548 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 68% remote · 28% no call · 85% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
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