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New Orleans, Louisiana

Art Therapist - Part time

Counselor / TherapistIncludes callNo nightsPart-Time

Compensation

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Your job is more than a job. Why a Great Place to Work You’re more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you.

At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we’ve built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You’ll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people.

And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you’ll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.

Essential Functions: The Art Therapist develops and delivers creative art therapy to assigned individuals, groups or families.

Provides comprehensive art therapy assessment and treatment through active art making, creative processes, applied psychological theory, etc. to assist admitted patients in meeting treatment goals.

Responsible for assessing the patient to determine psychosocial, developmental needs, facilitating expressive therapy-based education and adaptive coping strategies for patients.

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS 2 years of experience Clinical- pediatric healthcare/ behavioral health EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS Master's Degree Art Therapy LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS Basic Life Support HeartSaver & First Aid American Heart Association Provisional Registered Art Therapist (ATR-Provisional) licensure Preferred: ATR certification Preferred: Non-Violent Crisis Prevention Crisis Prevention Institute The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work.

This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. WORK SHIFT: Days (United States of America) LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen.

While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way.

Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary Children’s Hospital, at the heart of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for expert children’s health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast.

Learn more about Children’s Hospital’s 40+ specialties and our national ranking by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children's Hospital Your extras Deliver healthcare with heart. Give people a reason to smile. Put a little love in your work. Be honest and real, but with compassion.

Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. Love what makes you, you - because we do You are welcome here. LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.

About LCMC Health One-of-a-kind care comes from one-of-a-kind people. At LCMC Health, our people are the magic ingredient that makes our care so extra-extraordinary. We are compassionate, driven, and dedicated to bringing a little something extra to healthcare and to the people of New Orleans and beyond.

If you’re the kind of person who believes that our community deserves the best and that healthcare needs a little more heart, we want you to be a part of our family.

From medical roles to administrative positions, every person on our team plays a part in our mission: to provide health, care, and education beyond extraordinary. Let’s make every day extraordinary, together.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and deliver creative art therapy to individuals, groups, and families to help patients meet treatment goals. Assess patients' psychosocial and developmental needs to facilitate adaptive coping strategies.

Requirements

Requires a Master's Degree in Art Therapy and 2 years of experience in pediatric healthcare or behavioral health. Must hold BLS HeartSaver & First Aid and ATR-Provisional licensure.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS (preferred)

Key Skills

Patient Assessment

Pediatrics — Counselor Career Context

Of the 47 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 19% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Counselor by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedCounselor median $71k (middle half $62k–$83k)297 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingLouisiana index 88.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Counselor listings in Louisiana101 active13,507 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 70% remote · 19% no call · 68% no weekends47 benchmarked listings
Counselor pay trend+2.8% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 19 employers
401k / retirement match
79%
CME allowance
54%
Sign-on bonus
46%
Loan repayment
7%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.3
Better work-life than 30% of Pediatrics (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 57 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes call

Living in New Orleans

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$208k
Typical market rent
$1,633/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.