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Music Therapist, Peace Hospital, 11a-7p

Counselor / TherapistNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Primary Location

Peace - Louisville

Address

2020 Newburg Rd. Louisville, KY 40205

Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary

To provide expressive art and/or music processes to assess and treat clients with emotional, cognitive, physical, and/or developmental needs and disorders.

The expressive therapist chooses materials and interventions appropriate to their client’s needs, and designs sessions to achieve therapeutic goals and objectives. The expressive therapist maintains appropriate records and periodic reports on client progress as required by department guidelines and professional standards; participates in professional staff meetings and conferences and provide information and consultation regarding the patient’s clinical progress.

Job Description

To provide expressive art and/or music processes to assess and treat clients with emotional, cognitive, physical, and/or developmental needs and disorders.

The expressive therapist chooses materials and interventions appropriate to their client’s needs, and designs sessions to achieve therapeutic goals and objectives. The expressive therapist maintains appropriate records and periodic reports on client progress as required by department guidelines and professional standards; participates in professional staff meetings and conferences and provide information and consultation regarding the patient’s clinical progress.

Additional Job Description

  • Additional Job Description
  • Education / Accreditation / Licensure (required & preferred):
  • Art therapists require a master’s degree; music therapists must possess a minimum of bachelor’s degree in music therapy.
  • Board certification for both music or art therapy preferred; required by the end of first year of employment.
  • American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR required.

NVCI certification required, including team control and transport, upon hire and annually while an employee of psychiatric services.

Experience (Required and Preferred)

One year Expressive (Art or Music) therapy in a mental health setting preferred.

Key Responsibilities

The music therapist assesses and treats clients with emotional, cognitive, physical, or developmental needs by designing and implementing expressive therapy sessions. They are also responsible for maintaining clinical records, reporting patient progress, and participating in professional staff meetings.

Requirements

Candidates must hold at least a bachelor's degree in music therapy and possess CPR and NVCI certifications. One year of experience in a mental health setting is preferred, and board certification is required by the end of the first year of employment.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Certifications

Board Certification (preferred)

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentTreatment planningPatient documentationCrisis interventionMental health supportTherapeutic interventions

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 28% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $70k (middle half $60k–$80k)270 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingKentucky index 90.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Kentucky128 active7,885 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 58% remote · 28% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedKentucky Counselor listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 13% offer loan repayment186 active listings, Oct 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend+2.3% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,926 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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  • On-site

Living in Louisville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$276k
Typical market rent
$1,330/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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