Music Therapist
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Job Description
PRN Hospice Music Therapist
- Make a Difference Through the Power of Music
- Allegiant Hospice is seeking a compassionate and dedicated PRN Music Therapist to join our hospice care team.
As a Hospice Music Therapist, you will use music to bring comfort, connection, peace, and meaningful moments to patients and families during one of life’s most important journeys.
Responsibilities Include
- Provide individualized music therapy to hospice patients based on their needs, preferences, and goals
- Use music to support comfort, relaxation, emotional expression, reminiscence, and quality of life
- Collaborate with nurses, social workers, chaplains, aides, and other members of the interdisciplinary hospice team
- Support patients and families with compassionate, person-centered care
- Complete appropriate documentation related to music therapy visits
We’re Looking for Someone Who Is
- Compassionate and comfortable working with patients facing end-of-life needs
- Dependable, flexible, and able to work independently
- An excellent communicator and collaborative team member
- Passionate about using music to create meaningful experiences for patients and families
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Music Therapy from an accredited/approved music therapy program.
- Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) credential through the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT), or eligible to obtain certification within an established timeframe.
- Completion of required clinical internship/training in music therapy.
- Previous experience in hospice, palliative care, geriatrics, home health, or healthcare preferred, but not necessarily required.
- Ability to assess patient needs and develop individualized music therapy interventions and goals.
- Comfortable providing services to patients with advanced illness and end-of-life needs and supporting their families.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and documentation skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating with the hospice interdisciplinary team.
Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and automobile insurance as required for traveling to patient homes/facilities.
Key Responsibilities
Provide individualized music therapy to hospice patients to support comfort, emotional expression, and quality of life. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of nurses, social workers, and chaplains to deliver compassionate, person-centered care.
Qualifications
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- Bachelor degree
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