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St. Croix Hospice
Black River Falls, Wisconsin

Hospice Music Therapist

Counselor / TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

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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

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentRelaxation techniquesDocumentationInterdisciplinary collaborationSymptom managementEmotional supportSpiritual support

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).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingWisconsin index 94.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Wisconsin157 active7,891 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 72% remote · 14% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedWisconsin Counselor listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 15% offer loan repayment239 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,512 in the last 30 days1,528 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
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

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  • No weekends
  • On-site
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About St. Croix Hospice

Hospitals and Health Care
Mendota Heights, Minnesota
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short/Long-Term Disability
401(k) with 4% match
Tuition Reimbursement
Paid Time Off

Living in Black River Falls

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k
Median resident rent
$543/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

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