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Brighton Hospice
Atlanta, Georgia

Hospice Board Certified Music Therapist

CounselorNo callFull-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 2h ago · Verified live

Job Description

Why Brighton

At Brighton/Suncrest Hospice, we're more than a hospice provider—we're a compassionate team on a mission to change the expectation of hospice care in our communities. Our rapid growth is driven by one simple belief: exceptional patient care starts by investing in our people. We are proud to be a Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)-certified hospice. If you have a commitment to providing the highest quality of care to patients and their families, we would like to hear from you!

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Monthly bonus opportunities
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Medical, HSA, Dental, Vision, Life, EAP
  • 401k plan with employer match and immediate 100% vesting after 90 days of employment
  • Minimal to no on-call obligations
  • Ongoing opportunities for professional growth and career advancement
  • Details

Brighton/Suncrest is dedicated to providing exceptional care and service through a compassionate, supportive team that values communication, integrity, teamwork, and continuous growth.

The Music Therapist is responsible for providing music therapy services to hospice patients according to their plan of care. Duties include but are not limited to:

  • Perform assessments, evaluations, and establishes a plan and goals
  • Perform music therapy treatments as prescribed by the Attending Physician and the Suncrest Hospice team
  • Report on client's response to treatment or any changes in condition
  • Document services delivered using electronic methods on day of service

Participate in interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings and collaborate with physicians, nurses, chaplains, aides, facility staff, and other members of the care team

  • Ability to work well with verbal and non-verbal clients
  • Connect with families and staff in a variety of outreach settings
  • Ability to improvise in a clinical setting

Qualifications

  • Currently Music Therapist Board Certified (MT-BC)
  • One year of music therapy experience
  • Completed Music Therapy Degree Requirements
  • Must be willing to drive with reliable transportation, valid driver's license and required vehicle insurance

Key Responsibilities

The Music Therapist is responsible for performing assessments, establishing treatment goals, and providing music therapy services to hospice patients. They must also document services, report on patient progress, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team.

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentTreatment planningInterdisciplinary collaborationDocumentationClinical improvisation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hospice Board Certified Music Therapist at Brighton Hospice a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 66% are remote, 24% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
41%
Sign-on bonus
22% this job
Loan repayment
13%
PSLF eligible
3%

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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No call

Living in Atlanta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$377k
Typical market rent
$1,944/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Brighton Hospice

Hospitals and Health Care
Sandy, Utah
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

PTO
Monthly bonus opportunities
Mileage reimbursement
Medical, HSA, Dental, Vision, Life, EAP
401k plan with employer match and immediate 100% vesting after 90 days
Minimal to no on-call obligations
Ongoing opportunities for professional growth and career advancement