Hospice Music Therapist
Residential Home Health and Hospice Northbrook, IllinoisJob Description
At Residential Home Health and Hospice (‘Residential’), we’re looking to add to our extraordinary care team. Grounded by our belief that outstanding care is best delivered in a team-based environment, our Hospice Music Therapist will partner with our field staff and leaders to provide the best support to the patients that we serve.
With our 20-year track record, Residential is a strong leader in the industry. We are consistently named a Top Workplace by our employees and genuinely care where you are in your career path.
Our high value rewards package:
- 401k plan with matching contributions
- DailyPay: Access your money when you want it!
- Industry-leading 360 You™ benefits program
- Company paid emotional health and wellness support for you and your family
- Adoption assistance
- Access to Ramsey SmartDollar
Certain benefits may vary based on your employment status.
What you’ll do in this role:
- 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
We are looking for compassionate Hospice Music Therapist with:
- Bachelor of Music Therapy degree
- 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
Questions? Call us at (888) 444-0454.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
NOTICE: Successful completion of a drug screen prior to employment is part of our background process, which includes medical and recreational marijuana.
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Jennifer Quinones Hospice Nurse
"The support from staff, supervisors, and Medical Directors is great. The education is top notch, too. They always want to give us more, so we can be the best there is. I tell people I can't believe how much time I wasted before coming to work here!"
Wendy Bongero Sr. Vice President of Operations, Hospice
“Leaders who don’t listen to the people on their teams are blowing a huge opportunity. No one knows better than the clinicians what our patients need.”
Carrie Dodge Sales
Residential’s positive culture has given me the confidence to expand my skill set and grow in my career.