Pays $55.04-$58.34/hr — Counselor market median is ~$50k (41 jobs) · Above average in Psychiatry (Counseling) for work-life (5.1/10, vs 72 in this specialty)
Creative Arts Therapist - Inpatient Psychiatry - MSW - Part Time/Days
About the Role
Part-time creative arts therapist for inpatient psychiatry. Day shift, no nights. New York, NY.
Join Mount Sinai Health System as a Creative Arts Therapist – Inpatient Psychiatry – Part Time/Days in New York, New York. RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Plans and implements individual and group Creative Arts Therapy programs appropriate for the setting 2.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $55.04 - $58.34/hour.
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off
Work Schedule
- Part-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Mount Sinai Health System as a Creative Arts Therapist – Inpatient Psychiatry – Part Time/Days.
Key Responsibilities
The Creative Arts Therapist will plan and implement individual and group therapy programs while managing a patient caseload. They are responsible for assessing patient status, developing treatment plans, and documenting progress according to unit standards.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in Art, Dance, Music, or Drama Therapy and have completed supervised clinical training. A valid LCAT license is required for this position.
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Counselor Career Context
Of the 40 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 28% have no call, 53% require no weekends.
In New York, the Counselor weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$72k (944 salary observations; 1,495 listings), vs ~$74k nationally (17,684 salary observations; 36,164 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$118k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $109k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Mount Sinai Health System holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 234 active listings.
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 5.1/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
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