Music Therapist

2 months ago
United States$23/hr (Est. $48k-$53k/year)(est.)Full TimeMental Health Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends✓ Flexible Schedule

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Merakey as a Music Therapist in United States. Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career, while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do.

Key Responsibilities

  • implement a planned program of Music Therapy, including special events * Order and maintain an active inventor.
  • Provide initial, periodic, and annual evaluations for residents in therapy and/or not currently receiving mu.
  • conduct in-services as required.
  • Develop music activities to improve social, cognitive, communication, and motor skills.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Music Therapy
  • Credentials must be maintained under American Music Therapy Association
  • Music Therapy Board Certified preferred
  • Experience with working with Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) is preferred

Benefits & Compensation

  • being, financial security, and work
  • life balance, including:
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
  • Retirement plan

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

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Key Skills

Music Therapy Program DevelopmentTherapeutic Goal ImplementationEquipment Inventory ManagementResident EvaluationSafety MaintenanceSocial Skills ImprovementCognitive Skills ImprovementCommunication Skills ImprovementMotor Skills ImprovementIndividual Goal PlanningDocumentation AccuracyPolicy Revision AssistanceStaff TrainingBehavior Support Program ImplementationCreativityInitiative
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Music Therapist at Merakey a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, flexible scheduling.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Merakey is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Flexible scheduling options available

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Music Therapy Program Development, Therapeutic Goal Implementation, Equipment Inventory Management, Resident Evaluation, Safety Maintenance, Social Skills Improvement, Cognitive Skills Improvement, Communication Skills Improvement. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: This role involves developing, maintaining, and implementing a planned program of Music Therapy for individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, including structuring sessions and achieving therapeutic goals through music. Key duties include ordering equipment, conducting evaluation...

Benefits package: Comprehensive medical, Dental, Vision coverage, Healthcare advocacy support, Retirement plan, DailyPay, Well-being platform, Backup childcare. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Mental Health Therapy psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Merakey

Non-profit Organizations
Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania
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Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive medical
Dental
Vision coverage
Healthcare advocacy support
Retirement plan
DailyPay
Well-being platform
Backup childcare
6.1

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

2mo ago