Hospice Music Therapist, PRN

Counselor Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)Per Diem

Compensation

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Call expectations
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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Job Title

Hospice Music Therapist, PRN

Location

  • Moosic, PA, USA
  • Additional Location(s)
  • Employee Type
  • Employee
  • Working Hours Per Week
  • 10

Job Description

Care Where You Are: Where Your Work Truly Matters

Residential Home Health and Hospice is a nationally recognized leader in home health and hospice, and a consistent Top Workplace. If you are a clinician seeking autonomy, meaningful patient relationships, and real career growth; this is where you belong.

We are hiring a Music Therapist for a Hospice position providing care to patients in their homes in the Moosic, PA area.

What You’ll Do

Deliver compassionate, patient-centered care in a hospice setting, collaborating with an interdisciplinary team dedicated to comfort, dignity, and quality of life

Provide compassionate music therapy services in accordance with hospice care plans to promote comfort, emotional support, relaxation, and overall quality of life for patients and families

Educate and support patients and caregivers through therapeutic music interventions, responding to emotional and comfort needs with professionalism, empathy, and flexibility throughout the end-of-life journey

  • Work independently but never alone
  • Travel to patient homes within assigned territory
  • Designed for Success
  • Dedicated field education team supporting you from Day 1
  • Leadership that listens, mentors, and champions your growth
  • A collaborative culture where your impact is recognized and your feedback shapes improvement
  • Benefits That Support Your Whole Life
  • Pension + 401K
  • Paid parental leave
  • Up to 90% off degrees and certifications through our Purdue University partnership
  • Music Therapist Qualifications

Bachelor of Music Therapy Degree

Current Board certified (MT-BC) credential according to U. S. Certification Board for Music Therapists

  • State music therapy licensing where required
  • At least six (6) months of work/education experience with geriatric health care
  • At least six (6) months of work /education experience with end-of-life/terminal illness health care
  • Current driver’s license and ability to spend ~20% of your day driving to/from patient locations
  • We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

Notice

Successful completion of a drug screen prior to employment is part of our background process, which includes medical and recreational marijuana.

  • By supplying your phone number, you agree to receive communication via phone or text.
  • By submitting your application, you are confirming that you are legally authorized to work in the United States.
  • Residential Home Health and Residential Hospice is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Key Responsibilities

Deliver compassionate, patient-centered music therapy services to hospice patients in their homes. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to provide emotional support and improve the quality of life for patients and their families.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor of Music Therapy degree and current Board Certified (MT-BC) credential. Candidates must have at least six months of experience in both geriatric and end-of-life health care.

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

End-of-life careInterdisciplinary collaborationCaregiver supportClinical documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hospice Music Therapist, PRN at Residential Home Health and Residential Hospice a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,933 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Residential Home Health and Residential Hospice holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 59 active listings.

Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 55% are remote, 28% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Counselor Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution21 jobs · 18 employers

10
<$65k
3
$65k-80k
5
$80k-95k
3
$95k-110k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 18 employers

401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
50%
Sign-on bonus
46%
Loan repayment
25%
PSLF eligible
17%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 7,933 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Moosic

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$297k
Median resident rent
$1,329/mo
Residents’ average commute
15 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Residential Home Health and Residential Hospice

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501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Pension + 401K
Paid parental leave
Up to 90% off degrees and certifications through Purdue University partnership