Hospice Music Therapist
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Job Description
- Job Location: Black River Falls WI - Black River Falls, WI
- 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: Graduate of an accredited music therapy program with bachelor's degree in music therapy.
One of the following: Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BT) National Music Therapy Registry American Music Therapy Association Or another national organization that certifies, registers, or accredits Music Therapists. 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 personalized music therapy interventions to hospice patients to support their emotional, physical, and spiritual comfort. Document sessions, maintain HIPAA compliance, and participate in interdisciplinary team meetings to ensure high-quality patient care.
Requirements
Must be a graduate of an accredited music therapy program with a bachelor's degree in music therapy. Candidates must hold a professional certification such as Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) or equivalent.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hospice Music Therapist at St. Croix Hospice a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 72% are remote, 14% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Wisconsin index 94.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Wisconsin | 157 active | 7,891 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 72% remote · 14% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Wisconsin Counselor listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 15% offer loan repayment239 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,512 in the last 30 days | 1,528 the 30 days before (+64%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | −1.9% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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