Hospice Music Therapist
Listed compensation
$27 - $32/hr
Listing transparency3 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Per Diem
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
- PRN
- $27-32/h
- Coordinates, evaluates and provides music therapy to patients receiving hospice care.
Responsibilities
- Develops, coordinates and provides an organized music therapy program.
- Provides music therapy in alignment with the needs of the patient and physical limitations.
- Develops a plan of care.
Completes all documentation as required by the organization in compliance with legal, governmental and accreditation requirements.
Participates in quality assessment and performance improvement activities.
Performs other job-related tasks as requested.
Qualifications
- Required-
- Certified music therapist from an established music therapy institute.
- Licensed driver with reliable automobile which is insured in accordance with state law.
Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected characteristic.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hospice Music Therapist at Amedisys 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 7,952 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 75% are remote, 38% have no call, 73% 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 South Dakota is 88.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.2% of South Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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