Music Therapist

Iowa City Hospice • Iowa City, IA

9h

About The Position

Iowa City Hospice is seeking a compassionate, creative, and dedicated Music Therapist to join its interdisciplinary care team for 32 hours per week. The Music Therapist uses music to enhance quality of life, provide emotional support, promote comfort, and create meaningful connections for patients and families facing serious illness and end-of-life journeys.

The role involves developing personalized therapeutic interventions to support patients’ emotional, cognitive, physical, social, and spiritual well-being. The therapist provides individualized and group sessions, monitors patient responses, adjusts treatment plans, supports family members and caregivers, and collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team. The role also includes maintaining accurate clinical documentation and staying current with research, best practices, and professional standards.

The organization describes the work as patient-centered and relationship-focused, with opportunities to practice creatively and autonomously alongside a collaborative team. The position offers leadership support and access to professional development and continuing education.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Music Therapy from an accredited program.
• Certification or licensure as a Music Therapist, such as MT-BC or equivalent.
• Strong musical skills and proficiency with a variety of instruments.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Compassionate, patient, and adaptable approach to therapy.
• Knowledge of healthcare regulations and ethical standards related to therapy practice.
• Computer literacy, including ability to learn software applications, complete documentation in electronic medical record systems, and use Microsoft Word and Outlook.
• Access to a car, a current driver's license, or other readily available transportation.
• Employment offers are conditioned upon the required criminal background check conducted by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and a negative finding on the Office of Inspector General’s Excluded Provider List.

Nice To Haves

• One year of music therapy experience in a healthcare setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs and develop individualized music therapy plans aligned with care goals.
• Provide one-on-one and group music therapy sessions using evidence-based techniques and interventions.
• Create therapeutic experiences that promote comfort, relaxation, self-expression, emotional processing, and connection.
• Monitor patient responses and adjust treatment plans as needed.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, aides, and other interdisciplinary care team members.
• Support family members and caregivers through therapeutic music interventions and education.
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation of assessments, treatment plans, interventions, and patient progress.
• Stay current with music therapy research, best practices, and professional standards.

Benefits

• Wellmark medical and dental insurance, with three plans to choose from.
• Avesis vision insurance.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Employer-paid disability insurance.
• Voluntary short-term disability, critical illness, and accident coverage.
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• iPhone and iPad provided.
• Free parking.
• Vacation accrual of 19 days annually, prorated at 80%.
• Sick leave accrual of 12 days annually, prorated at 80%.
• Ongoing professional development and continuing education opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time