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St. Croix Hospice
Harrisonville, Missouri

Music Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Job Location: Harrisonville MO - Harrisonville, MO
  • 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 provide comfort and connection where conventional care falls short. 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

Provide music therapy according to patients’ care plans, assess their needs, and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions. Use personalized musical techniques to relieve symptoms and support emotional, physical, and spiritual comfort, while documenting sessions and collaborating with the care team.

Requirements

A degree in music from an accredited school is required, along with the ability to pass background, consumer report, and drug screenings. The role also requires clinical documentation, HIPAA compliance, patient and team education, and participation in interdisciplinary meetings and quality improvement.

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentCare Plan ImplementationSymptom ReliefRelaxation TechniquesPatient EducationInterdisciplinary CollaborationEmotional SupportPhysical Comfort

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 24% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Missouri137 active7,892 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 46% remote · 24% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMissouri Counselor listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $7k) · 15% offer loan repayment221 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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About St. Croix Hospice

Hospitals and Health Care
Mendota Heights, Minnesota
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Company-paid short/long-term disability
401(k) with up to 4% match
Tuition reimbursement
Paid time off

Living in Harrisonville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$292k
Typical market rent
$1,312/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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