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Brighton Hospice
Eugene, Oregon

Music Therapist - Hospice

Counselor / TherapistPer Diem

Production pay · no annual figure stated

$75/visit

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

Why Brighton

At Brighton/Suncrest Hospice our goal is to change the expectation of hospice care in your area by providing exceptional care and service to our patients. This is achieved by allocating the resources to increase our staff to patient ratios, thereby increasing clinical visits while lowering clinician caseloads.

We are proud to be a Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) certified hospice. If you have a commitment to providing the highest quality of care to patients and their families, we would like to hear from you!

Benefits

  • $75 per visit
  • Actual Work/Life Balance
  • Competitive Pay
  • A culture with an emphasis on appreciating and valuing the team member
  • The opportunity to be part of a rapidly growing national company, with possible position upgrades

Details

We are seeking a licensed and board certified Music Therapist to join our team PRN. This is a contracted postion. The visit volume may vary, based off census. Services include music therapy sessions and legacy projects, depending on patient/family requests.

The Music Therapist is responsible for providing music therapy services to hospice patients according to their plan of care. Duties include but are not limited to:

  • Performs assessments, evaluations, and establishes a plan and goals
  • Performs music therapy treatments as prescribed by the Attending Physician and the Suncrest Hospice team
  • Reports on client's response to treatment or any changes in condition
  • Documents services delivered using electronic methods on day of service

Attends Team Conferences Upon Request

  • Participates in Performance Improvement activities, as requested.
  • Ability to work well with verbal and non-verbal clients with a range of disabilities
  • Connect with families and staff in a variety of outreach settings
  • Ability to improvise in a clinical setting

Qualifications

  • Currently Music Therapist Board Certified (MT-BC)
  • Must be licensed
  • One year of music therapy experience

Completed Music Therapy Degree Requirements

Must be willing to drive with reliable transportation, valid driver's license and required vehicle insurance

Key Responsibilities

The Music Therapist will perform assessments and provide music therapy treatments to hospice patients according to their established plan of care. They are also responsible for documenting services, reporting on patient responses, and participating in team conferences.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentTreatment planningPatient evaluationDocumentationImprovisationCommunicationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 16% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingOregon index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Oregon141 active7,533 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 70% remote · 16% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOregon counselor listings (all specialties): 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $6k) · 32% offer loan repayment228 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,575 in the last 30 days1,373 the 30 days before (+88%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 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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About Brighton Hospice

Hospitals and Health Care
Sandy, Utah
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive pay
Work/life balance
Appreciating and valuing team members
Rapidly growing national company

Living in Eugene

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$459k
Typical market rent
$1,795/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.6
State income tax
Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Eugene-Springfield, OR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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