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Amedisys
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Hospice Music Therapist

Counselor Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)No callNo weekendsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$27 - $32/hr

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Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 3mo ago

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

Care PlanningPatient EvaluationClinical Documentation

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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401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
26%
Sign-on bonus
13%
Loan repayment
13%
PSLF eligible
13%

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Work-life snapshot

7.2/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)

  • No call
  • No weekends

Living in Sioux Falls

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$304k
Typical market rent
$1,302/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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