Creative Arts Therapist - Full Time - Behavioral Health
Listed compensation
$69,534
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job description
Join Hackensack Meridian Health as a Creative Arts Therapist – Behavioral Health, Full Time in Belle Mead, NJ, US. Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $69,534
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Paid Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Retirement Benefits
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Weekend coverage may be required.
Apply to join Hackensack Meridian Health as a Creative Arts Therapist – Behavioral Health, Full Time.
Key Responsibilities
The Creative Arts Therapist provides clinical counseling and expressive therapy services to patients within an inpatient hospital setting. They facilitate individual and group therapy sessions while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement patient treatment goals.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in a creative arts-related field and possess at least one year of healthcare experience. Required certifications include Art Therapy Registration and Board Certification (ATR-BC) or Music Therapist Board Certified (MT-BC).
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Hackensack Meridian Health ranks #8 of 21 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 24% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$70k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $64k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- Includes weekends