Hospice Music Therapist
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Job Description
- Job Location: South Sioux City NE - South Sioux City, NE
- Position Type: Full Time
- Salary Range: Undisclosed
- Travel Percentage: 100%, At St. Croix Hospice, we believe in the power of compassionate care. Like the river that inspired our name and takes great skill to navigate, St. Croix Hospice guides patients and their families through the end-of-life journey. We are committed to ensuring the highest quality of life for our patients, empowering them to make the most of their time with dignity, comfort and respect. If you are ready to be part of our deeply compassionate family of caregivers guiding extraordinary life experiences, then we invite you to join our team, where your work truly matters. Music Therapists use the power of music to complement and enhance conventional care, providing additional comfort and connection for patients. Through personalized musical experiences, they help patients find moments of joy and peace during challenging times. This role combines artistic passion with clinical knowledge, offering the chance to make a meaningful difference in people's lives through the healing art of music therapy. If you're a compassionate Music Therapist who values meaningful patient connections and autonomy in your practice, we’d love to meet you.
Qualifications
Music Therapist Requirements & Core Responsibilities: Degree in Music from an accredited school Ability to pass background, consumer report, and drug test. Provide music therapy per plan of care; assess patients and determine effectiveness.
Implement interventions to relieve symptoms and support emotional, physical, and spiritual comfort. Use techniques such as relaxation, lyric analysis, songwriting, and life review; document sessions promptly. Educate team, maintain HIPAA compliance, and participate in interdisciplinary meetings and quality improvement.
Benefits &
- Schedule: 8:00am to 5:00pm
Full-time position Health, dental, vision, and life insurance Company-paid short/long-term disability and basic life insurance 401(k) with up to 4% company match Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities Paid time off and paid holidays
Key Responsibilities
The Music Therapist will provide personalized musical interventions to enhance patient comfort and emotional well-being within a hospice setting. They are responsible for assessing patient needs, documenting sessions, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to support the plan of care.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree in Music from an accredited school and be able to pass background, consumer report, and drug screenings. The role requires clinical knowledge to implement therapeutic interventions and maintain compliance with healthcare standards.
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 84% are remote, 14% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Nebraska is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.4% of Nebraska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Mental Health Therapy median $70k (middle half $60k–$84k)256 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Nebraska index 90.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Nebraska | 65 active | 7,494 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 84% remote · 14% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US counselor listings (all specialties): 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 11% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,575 in the last 30 days | 1,373 the 30 days before (+88%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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