Hospice Music Therapist, PRN

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Job Description

Job Title

Hospice Music Therapist, PRN

Location: Lewisburg, PA, USA

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Job Description

Care Where You Are: Where Your Work Truly Matters

Residential Home Health and Hospice is a nationally recognized leader in home health and hospice, and a consistent Top Workplace. If you are a clinician seeking autonomy, meaningful patient relationships, and real career growth; this is where you belong.

We are hiring a Music Therapist for a Hospice position providing care to patients in their homes in the Lewisburg, PA area.

What You’ll Do

Deliver compassionate, patient-centered care in a hospice setting, collaborating with an interdisciplinary team dedicated to comfort, dignity, and quality of life

Provide compassionate music therapy services in accordance with hospice care plans to promote comfort, emotional support, relaxation, and overall quality of life for patients and families

Educate and support patients and caregivers through therapeutic music interventions, responding to emotional and comfort needs with professionalism, empathy, and flexibility throughout the end-of-life journey

  • Work independently but never alone
  • Travel to patient homes within assigned territory
  • Designed for Success
  • Dedicated field education team supporting you from Day 1
  • Leadership that listens, mentors, and champions your growth
  • A collaborative culture where your impact is recognized and your feedback shapes improvement
  • Benefits That Support Your Whole Life
  • Pension + 401K
  • Paid parental leave
  • Up to 90% off degrees and certifications through our Purdue University partnership
  • Music Therapist Qualifications

Bachelor of Music Therapy Degree

Current Board certified (MT-BC) credential according to U. S. Certification Board for Music Therapists

  • State music therapy licensing where required
  • At least six (6) months of work/education experience with geriatric health care
  • At least six (6) months of work /education experience with end-of-life/terminal illness health care
  • Due to the field-based nature of this home hospice position, a valid driver’s license and the ability to spend approximately 20% of your workday driving to and from patient locations are required.
  • We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

Notice

Successful completion of a drug screen prior to employment is part of our background process, which includes medical and recreational marijuana.

  • By supplying your phone number, you agree to receive communication via phone or text.
  • By submitting your application, you are confirming that you are legally authorized to work in the United States.
  • Residential Home Health and Residential Hospice is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Key Responsibilities

Deliver compassionate, patient-centered music therapy services to hospice patients in their homes. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to provide emotional support and improve the quality of life for patients and their families.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor of Music Therapy degree and current Board Certified (MT-BC) credential. Candidates must have at least six months of experience in both geriatric and end-of-life health care.

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

End-of-life careInterdisciplinary collaborationTherapeutic interventionsClinical documentation

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 18% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $54k (middle half $39k–$61k)13 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Pennsylvania429 active7,859 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 50% remote · 18% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania Counselor listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 13% offer loan repayment726 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,571 in the last 30 days1,547 the 30 days before (+66%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 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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About Residential Home Health and Residential Hospice

Home Health Care Services
Troy, Michigan
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Pension
401K
Paid parental leave
Tuition discount (Purdue University partnership)

Living in Lewisburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$303k
Typical market rent
$1,244/mo
Residents’ average commute
12 min
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

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