HOSPICE MUSIC THERAPIST Job at Registry Ally, Inc in Lapeer

JOB DETAILS

• Full Time Position for a Hospice Music Therapist in LaPeer, MI
  
• Work Schedule and Shift Expectation to be provided during the interview process
  
• Excellent Benefits
  
• 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.

• 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 by playing instruments, singing, and listening
  
• Encourage patients to take part in the session and support them by responding musically and improvising with music as a 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 of work/education experience with geriatric health care
  
• At least six (6) months of work /education experience with end-of-life/terminal illness health care