Board Certified Music Therapist

10 days ago
United StatesPart TimeMental Health Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends✓ Flexible Schedule

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Lifesong Hospice as a Board Certified Music Therapist in United States. * Board Certified Music Therapist * Lehigh Valley Service Area * Flexible Schedule/Days of Week * Part-time to Full-time Opportunity At Lifesong, we believe exceptional care begins with genuine connection. We are committed to caring for patients and families with dignity, presence, and compassion.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the unique care needs of patients, their families, and the bereaved through an individualized patient and/or bereaved plan of care.
  • Develop an individualized music therapy plan of care by completing the music therapy assessment with patient and their families when referred in accordance with the interdisciplinary plan of care.
  • Organize music therapy interventions using various genres and methodologies. Implement the music therapy interventions in accordance with the interdisciplinary plan of care.
  • Direct other care team members including, when appropriate, hospice aides and family members in the use of music to achieve individualized care plan goals.

Requirements

  • Must be Board Certified as a Music Therapist by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT).
  • Additional Hospice and Palliative Care Music Therapy (HPMT) Certificate preferred.
  • Must have a valid driver's license. About Lifesong Hospice and Palliative Care: Lifesong co

Benefits & Compensation

  • matching 401(k)
  • PayActiv On
  • Demand Pay – Work today, get paid tomorrow
  • Up to 23 days paid time off your first year, including your birthday and Personal Day of Meaning and opportunity to roll over unused time

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • Call responsibilities required.

Apply to join Lifesong Hospice as a Board Certified Music Therapist.

Key Skills

Music therapyHospice carePalliative carePatient assessmentCare planningClinical documentationTherapeutic interventionsInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient advocacyCommunicationCrisis interventionGrief supportCase managementPublic speakingMentoring
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Board Certified Music Therapist at Lifesong Hospice a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, flexible scheduling.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Lifesong Hospice is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Flexible scheduling options available

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Music therapy, Hospice care, Palliative care, Patient assessment, Care planning, Clinical documentation, Therapeutic interventions, Interdisciplinary collaboration. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: Provide individualized music therapy services to hospice patients and their families in accordance with the interdisciplinary plan of care. Document all clinical services and collaborate with the care team to improve patient quality of life.

Benefits package: Medical insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, Employer-matching 401(k), Paid time off, Mileage reimbursement, Vision insurance, Dental insurance, Supplemental life insurance. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About Lifesong Hospice

Hospitals and Health Care
Hershey, Pennsylvania
2-5

Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Employer-matching 401(k)
Paid time off
Mileage reimbursement
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
Supplemental life insurance
6.3

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (3)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Flexible scheduling (Schedule control protective)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Part Time

Posted

10d ago