Healthcare, Mental Health

Lapeer, United States | Posted on 03/01/2025

• Full Time Position for a Hospice Music Therapist in LaPeer, MI
• Work Schedule and Shift Expectation tobe provided during the interview process
• Company has been consistently named Top Workplace by employees and genuinely care for their employees' career path

JOB SUMMARY

Our client is seeking a compassionate

Hospice Music Therapist to provide professional music therapy to patients in accordance with company protocols. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor of Music Therapy degree, current Board certification, and relevant experience in geriatric and end-of-life/terminal illness healthcare.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide consistent professional music therapy in accordance with company protocols and accepted certification practices
• Effectively inform and educate our patients, staff, and facility partners about music therapy
• Establish therapy objectives as part of the patient assessment
• Plan, review, and assess therapy sessions to monitor effectiveness and to aid in the planning of subsequent sessions
• Take an active role in sessions byplaying instruments, singing, and listening
• Encourage patients to take part in the session and support them by responding musically and improvising with music asa reaction to what the client is communicating to give comfort during the last stages of life
• Support the patient's creative development and facilitate positive changes in their behavior and well-being

• Bachelor's Degree in Music Therapy
• Current Board certified (MT-BC) credential according to U. S. Certification Board for Music Therapists
• State music therapy licensing where required
• At least six (6) months ofwork/education experience with geriatric health care
• At least six (6) months of work/education experience with end-of-life/terminal illness health care