Artist in Healthcare

Overview

The Legacy mission involves making life better for our patients, our community and each other. That mission drives every area of care and service we provide. As an artist, you will make lives better for patients by sharing your creative skills with patients and their famillies.   Strong interpersonal skills to ensure that patients are treated with care and dignity will be essential in this role.  If you enjoy facilitating art workshops and performances and working directly with children and their families, we invite you to consider this opportunity.

Responsibilities

Contract Artist/Artist in Healthcare Program artists help enhance the quality of life and normalize the environment for the hospital patients, families, and staff through the enjoyment and participation in arts programs.  Contract artists provide hospital patients, families, and staff with a range of arts programming by conducting workshops, by participating in performances, and by creating various art installations.  Artists represent a range of disciplines including visual, literary, and performing arts.

Qualifications

Education/Experience:

Arts degree or training in one or more areas of the arts including visual, literary, or performance arts.

Previous work/volunteer experience with children (0-21 years) in medical or non-medical settings is helpful, i.e. schools, early intervention, day care, youth camps, adolescent programs, etc.

Skills• Knowledge of and proficiency in various art modalities (including visual, literary, and performance) and technical skills involved• Ability to effectively facilitate group art workshops and performances• Ability to use independent judgment and to manage and impact confidential information• Ability to work with a team• Ability to communicate effectively

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Pay Range

USD $35.24 - USD $35.24 /Hr.

Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To learn more about our employee benefits click here: www.legacyhealth.org/For-Health-Professionals/careers/benefiting-you