Music Therapist

St. Croix Hospice•Platteville, WI

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About The Position

St. Croix Hospice is seeking a Music Therapist to provide compassionate, personalized music therapy to hospice patients. Music therapists use music to provide comfort and connection, helping patients experience moments of joy and peace during challenging times. The role combines artistic passion with clinical knowledge and offers meaningful patient connections and autonomy in practice. The Music Therapist provides therapy in accordance with each patient’s plan of care, assesses patients and evaluates the effectiveness of treatment, and implements interventions to relieve symptoms and support emotional, physical, and spiritual comfort. The therapist also documents sessions, educates the care team, maintains HIPAA compliance, and participates in interdisciplinary meetings and quality improvement. The position is full-time, based in Platteville, Wisconsin, with a stated schedule of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 100% travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in music therapy from an accredited music therapy program.
Hold one of the following: Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC), National Music Therapy Registry, American Music Therapy Association credential, or certification, registration, or accreditation from another national organization for Music Therapists.
Ability to pass a background check, consumer report, and drug test.

Responsibilities

Provide music therapy according to the plan of care.
Assess patients and determine the effectiveness of music therapy.
Implement interventions to relieve symptoms and support emotional, physical, and spiritual comfort.
Use techniques such as relaxation, lyric analysis, songwriting, and life review.
Document therapy sessions promptly.
Educate the team about music therapy.
Maintain HIPAA compliance.
Participate in interdisciplinary meetings and quality improvement.