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Moments Hospice
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Hospice Music Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$28-$32/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 36m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Make Every Moment Matter

At Moments Hospice, we believe every patient deserves comfort, dignity, and compassionate care in the final chapter of life. As a Music Therapist, you'll use the power of music to ease symptoms, calm anxious moments, and bring peace and connection to patients and their families during their final days.

You'll have the independence to shape your own sessions, with the full support of a clinical team that values what music therapy brings to patient care. You'll also have clear expectations, structured training, and opportunities to grow professionally. Every session you lead can turn a hard day into a meaningful moment.

We Fuel More Than Your Career

Our fleet car program gives you a company vehicle for both business and personal use, with gas and insurance covered, at minimal cost to you. It's one less thing to worry about, so you can focus on your patients.

Responsibilities

  • Lead personalized music therapy sessions with patients, and include family members when it helps
  • Use music to ease symptoms such as anxiety, depression, isolation, agitation, and pain
  • Help patients and families build connections and honor life stories through music
  • Assess each patient's needs and musical preferences, and adapt your approach as their needs change
  • Educate patients, families, caregivers, and the clinical team on music therapy and when it is appropriate
  • Work with the interdisciplinary team to support each patient's Plan of Care
  • Complete clinical notes, charts, and coordination notes within 24 hours of each session

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in music therapy from an accredited program
  • Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) through the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT), required
  • Skilled in a variety of instruments and musical styles
  • Understanding of hospice philosophy and comfort caring for patients at the end of life

Strong Written and Verbal Communication Skills

  • Knowledge of safety and compliance standards, including HIPAA, vulnerable adult protections, universal precautions, AWAIR, and OSHA
  • Valid driver's license

Benefits

Competitive Salary

  • Fleet car program with fuel and insurance covered, for business and personal use *Based on eligibility
  • Company phone
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life insurance, Long term/Short term disability insurance
  • Generous PTO package
  • 401(k) with company match

$28 - $32 an hour

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If you're ready for a career that makes a real difference, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today. Our process is quick and simple.

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical documentationPatient assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationHospice careSymptom managementInstrument proficiencyHIPAA complianceOSHA standardsPatient educationEnd-of-life care

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% are remote, 20% have no call, 44% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$62k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $66k in an average-cost state. 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$58k–$67kMental Health Therapy median $74k (middle half $63k–$83k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$66k in purchasing powerWisconsin index 94.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Wisconsin148 active7,607 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 78% remote · 20% no call · 44% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedWisconsin counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 15% offer loan repayment237 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,551 in the last 30 days1,401 the 30 days before (+82%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,558 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Moments Hospice

Hospitals and Health Care
Golden Valley , Minnesota
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Fleet car program with fuel and insurance covered
Company phone
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life insurance
Long term/short term disability insurance
Generous PTO package
401(k) with company match

Living in Eau Claire

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$299k
Typical market rent
$1,119/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.8
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Eau Claire, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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