Neurologic Music Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

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Company Overview

MedRhythms Therapy is a neurorehabilitation company at the intersection of neuroscience, music, and technology, delivering evidence based Neurologic Music Therapy® (NMT) to individuals living with neurologic injury and disease. Our mission is to expand access to high quality neurorehabilitation and improve the lives of those affected by stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurologic conditions.

Founded in 2015, MedRhythms has partnered with leading rehabilitation hospitals, including Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, and JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, to build some of the nation’s most comprehensive NMT programs.

To date, our clinicians have delivered more than 40,000 hours of direct patient care across inpatient, outpatient, in home, and tele-health settings. As we continue to grow our clinical services and innovative rehabilitation technologies, we remain committed to clinical excellence, collaboration, and expanding access to life changing neurologic care.

At MedRhythms, we believe our people are our greatest asset. We foster a collaborative, mission driven culture where clinicians are empowered to innovate, grow professionally, and make a meaningful impact. If you are excited about our mission but do not meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply.

Position Overview 

MedRhythms is looking for a passionate and driven Neurologic Music Therapist to join their fast-growing clinical team in Boston. This position will be responsible for providing high-quality Neurologic Music Therapy to a range of clients of all ages and different neurologic diagnoses. The position will facilitate individual and group sessions, and will work both in-home and remote via teletherapy. When needed this position will also work within our partnering hospital facility, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (Top Rehabilitation Hospital in the U.S.), which can include inpatient, outpatient, long-term medical, and community settings as well as teletherapy. 

• Demonstrate knowledge in various diagnoses related to neurological injury or disease (i.e. TBI, stroke, PD, MS, DOC, etc.). 
• Demonstrate knowledge in various clinical presentations resulting from a neurologic injury or disease (i.e. aphasia, apraxia, left neglect, gait deficits, etc.).
• Conduct an individual evaluation/assessment and develop a treatment plan using appropriate assessment tools with individualized therapeutic nonmusical goals and objectives.
• Implement NMT interventions within the sensorimotor, speech and language, and cognitive domains.
• Evaluate patient/client progress through progress reports and documentation of sessions. 
• Update goals/objectives as needed when met within the treatment plan and complete discharge summaries when appropriate. 
• Develop “in-home” programs and resources for patients/clients to complete individually.
• Communicate and consult with interdisciplinary teams, parents/guardians, caregivers, other professionals as needed within therapeutic scope about progress. 
• Collaborate within an interdisciplinary team to provide the highest quality of care to our patients/clients.
• Provide NMT sessions effectively across the healthcare continuum including: telehealth, in-home, outpatient, and inpatient. 
• Maintain patient confidentiality as mandated by HIPAA. 
• Clean/sanitize instruments and/or equipment with appropriate materials.
• Attend and participate in supervision as requested and recommended by the Clinical Director/Supervisor.
• Attend professional development opportunities to maintain credential and advance clinical skills. 
• Provide presentations/ in-services to various audiences about NMT and those that MedRhythms serves. 

• Must hold MT-BC credential and NMT credential (NMT/F Preferred)
• Strong clinical skills in administering NMT interventions
• Ability to be flexible and operate in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication Skills
• Self-Motivated, possessing grit and energy
• Dedication and commitment to MedRhythms’ mission of access and improving patient care
• Must have a vehicle and be willing to drive to clients

We carefully consider a wide range of factors when building a competitive compensation package. We rely on market indicators and consider your specific job, skills, and experience; which can cause compensation to vary. We evaluate each candidate and position individually to ensure that we are capturing all of the data required to determine fair compensation. In addition to this, we work hard to provide all of our current and future employees fair and equitable pay while striving to eliminate unjust pay disparities in the market. The overall market range for this role is $58,000-$62,000. This market range is based on base salary and excludes other employee benefits (annual bonus, health insurance, paid time off, paid leave and many others).

What we can offer you  

Meaningful, purpose driven work 

Collaborative, supportive, smart and fun team

Competitive compensation and benefits for full-time employees : Medical, dental, vision, life & disability, bonus potential, paid time off (vacation, sick and parental)

$500/yr continuing education benefit 
$100/yr Wellness Stipend 

Reimbursement for CBMT dues 
Laptop and instruments provided

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the talent selection process, please reach out to View email address on ziprecruiter.com

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.