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Brighton Hospice
Atlanta, Georgia

Hospice Board Certified Music Therapist

Counselor / TherapistNo callFull-Time

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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 Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,459 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 18% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

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).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,459 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingGeorgia index 96.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Georgia169 active7,537 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 70% remote · 18% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusGeorgia counselor listings (all specialties): 8% state a sign-on bonus · 16% offer loan repayment295 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,575 in the last 30 days1,373 the 30 days before (+88%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,459 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

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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

Living in Atlanta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$375k
Typical market rent
$1,942/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
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.