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Moments Hospice
La Crosse, Wisconsin

Hospice Music Therapist

Counselor / TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$28-$32/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

  • Hospice Music Therapist
  • Moments Hospice
  • Pay: $28 – $32 per hour
  • Job Type: Full-time | Field-based
  • Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

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

Join Our Team

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 assessmentHospice careInterdisciplinary team collaborationSymptom managementPatient educationHIPAA complianceOSHA standardsMusical instrument proficiency

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hospice Music Therapist at Moments Hospice a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,558 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 83% are remote, 28% have no call, 75% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,558 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$58k–$67kMental Health Therapy median $74k (middle half $56k–$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 Wisconsin145 active7,579 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 83% remote · 28% no call · 75% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedWisconsin counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 15% offer loan repayment234 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,476 in the last 30 days1,365 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,558 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), 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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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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

  • No weekends
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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 La Crosse

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$272k
Typical market rent
$1,346/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.8
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 · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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