Music Therapist - Hospice | PRN

workatabsolute•Zanesville, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Absolute Hospice is seeking a compassionate, experienced, board-certified Music Therapist to provide hospice music therapy on a PRN basis. The therapist assesses patients’ and families’ needs and develops individualized interventions to promote comfort, emotional well-being, and quality of life. Music experiences are tailored to patients’ musical preferences, cultural backgrounds, personal histories, and clinical needs, and may support relaxation, reminiscence, emotional expression, connection, and joy. The therapist provides support for patients experiencing pain, anxiety, agitation, emotional distress, and the physical and emotional challenges of end-of-life care, including compassionate musical support for patients who are actively dying or minimally responsive. The role also involves including family members and caregivers in meaningful musical experiences and collaborating with an interdisciplinary hospice team. Visits take place in patient homes and healthcare facilities as appropriate, across the Zanesville, Cambridge, Caldwell, and surrounding communities. Compensation is pay per visit, with flexible scheduling coordinated around availability and patient needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Music Therapy.
Current Music Therapist–Board Certified (MT-BC) credential.
Applicable state-required credentials.
At least two years of relevant music therapy experience.
Strong musical skills and ability to adapt music interventions to individual patient needs.
Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently while collaborating with the interdisciplinary team.
Compassion, flexibility, sound clinical judgment, and emotional maturity when working with patients and families experiencing end-of-life transitions.

Nice To Haves

Hospice, palliative care, healthcare, or community-based experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ and families’ needs and develop individualized music therapy interventions.
Use music to promote comfort, emotional well-being, quality of life, relaxation, reminiscence, emotional expression, meaningful connections, and joy.
Tailor music experiences to patients’ musical preferences, cultural backgrounds, personal histories, and clinical needs.
Support patients experiencing pain, anxiety, agitation, emotional distress, and end-of-life challenges.
Provide compassionate musical support to actively dying patients, including those who are minimally responsive or unable to communicate verbally.
Include family members and caregivers in meaningful musical experiences and support them throughout the hospice journey.
Collaborate with nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other interdisciplinary team members to address patient and family needs.