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Grace Hospice
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hospice Music Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

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Pay Range: $29.00–$33.00 /hr

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Job Description

  • Hospice Music Therapist
  • Grace Hospice | Minneapolis, MN
  • Pay Range: $29.00–$33.00 per hour, based on experience
  • Turn Your Love of Music Into Meaningful Care

Imagine using music to bring comfort, connection and meaningful moments to patients and families when they matter most.

Grace Hospice is looking for a compassionate, creative Music Therapist (MT-BC) to join our interdisciplinary care team.

In this role, you’ll use music therapy to support each patient’s emotional, physical and psychosocial needs while creating individualized experiences based on their preferences, strengths and goals. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your patient visit schedule while collaborating with a supportive team of hospice professionals.

At Grace Hospice, our culture is built around Excellence, Kindness and Teamwork. If you’re looking for a career where your creativity and clinical skills can make a lasting difference, we’d love to meet you.

What You’ll Do

  • Assess patient needs and develop individualized music therapy plans of care.
  • Provide music therapy visits designed to promote comfort, connection and quality of life.
  • Adapt interventions as patient needs and goals change.
  • Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to support patients and families.
  • Participate in IDG meetings and Music Therapy team meetings.
  • Complete required documentation accurately and timely.
  • Create meaningful legacy projects for patients and families using tools such as GarageBand.
  • Provide music for staff support, special events or community education as needed.

What We’re Looking For

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Music Therapy from an accredited program.
  • Current MT-BC certification through the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT).
  • At least one year of music therapy experience; two or more years preferred.
  • Hospice or healthcare experience preferred.
  • Compassionate, creative and comfortable connecting with patients and families with diverse needs and backgrounds.
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team.
  • Valid driver’s license, auto insurance and reliable transportation.
  • Why You’ll Love Working at Grace Hospice
  • Competitive pay of $29.00–$33.00 per hour
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Paid vacation, sick time and holidays
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Basic and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
  • Dependent life and AD&D insurance
  • Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
  • Flexibility in coordinating patient visits
  • Supportive, collaborative interdisciplinary team
  • A unique opportunity to use your creativity and clinical skills in meaningful ways

About Grace Hospice

Grace Hospice is a nonprofit organization committed to providing professional hospice care with a personal touch. Our interdisciplinary team provides physical, emotional and spiritual support tailored to each patient and family’s unique needs, wishes and goals.

We believe meaningful care can take many forms—and music has a powerful ability to create connection, comfort and memories.

If you’re ready to use your talents in a role where your music can truly make a difference, we invite you to join the Grace family.

Learn More About Grace Hospice

Grace Hospice is an equal opportunity and drug-free employer.

Key Responsibilities

Assess patient needs to develop and implement individualized music therapy plans of care. Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to provide comfort and support to patients and their families.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Music Therapy and current MT-BC certification. Candidates must have at least one year of music therapy experience and a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentCare planningInterdisciplinary collaborationClinical documentationLegacy project creationCompassionate careCommunicationIndependent work

Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 57% are remote, 40% have no call, 75% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$64k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $65k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
100%
Sign-on bonus
60%
CME allowance
28%
Loan repayment
16%
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,033 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Minneapolis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$365k
Typical market rent
$1,682/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Grace Hospice

Hospitals and Health Care
Minneapolis, MN
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental and vision insurance
Paid vacation, sick time and holidays
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Basic and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
Dependent life and AD&D insurance
Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
Flexibility in coordinating patient visits