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Savannah, Missouri

Hospice Music Therapist

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

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

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Employment & setting
Per Diem · on-site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

PRN

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

Patient CareCare Planning

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 7,933 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 46 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 67% are remote, 30% have no call, 83% 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 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).

Top Counselor Jobs

35 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution32 jobs · 16 employers

7
<$75k
7
$75k-95k
10
$95k-115k
8
$115k-135k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 16 employers

401k / retirement match
90%
Sign-on bonus
42%
CME allowance
29%
Loan repayment
16%
PSLF eligible
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Gotham Enterprises · Rome, New York

$115k-$120k
#2

Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LPC, LCSW)

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$115k-$120k
#3

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

$115k-$120k
#4

Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LCSW, LPC)

$115k-$120k
+ 33 more · ranked by pay

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.

  • On-site

Living in Savannah

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$269k
Median resident rent
$852/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.4
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Joseph, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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