Hospice Music Therapist

HOSPICE MUSIC THERAPIST:

**Location: MN, and Western WI
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**Pay Range: $22.00-$26.00 DOQ
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**PT/FT
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At Olive Grove Hospice our Mission is to inspire those we serve to fully live each moment. We do this through our innovative and unique approach to personalized care, which helps people arrive at a place of peace and comfort.

Position Overview

Olive Grove Hospice, located in MN and Western WI is seeking a compassionate Music Therapist to provide comfort, connection, and emotional support to hospice patients and families through individualized music therapy services in home and facility settings. This role focuses on enhancing quality of life through therapeutic interventions that promotes comfort and relaxation.

Position Responsibilities

• Provides direct music therapy at the direction of the Administrator/Director of Nursing and in accordance with the plan of care to several different locations.
• Treats patients to relieve symptoms and provide psychological, psychosocial, physical, and spiritual comfort.
• Directs and aids patients through music therapy interventions to assist with alleviating symptoms of anxiety, agitation, restlessness, depression, pain, emotional distress (patient and family), spiritual distress, and social isolation.
• Assists patients with needs regarding relaxation, communication, family support, anticipatory grief (patient and family), and interest in life legacy/review interventions.
• Utilizes interventions such as relaxation, lyric analysis, song writing, reminiscence, entrainment, life review, and listening.
• Observes and reports to the nursing director the patient's response to treatment and any changes in patient's condition.
• Provides education and awareness to clinical team regarding appropriateness or contraindications for therapy treatment.
• Maintains necessary records and clinical notes.
• Participates in interdisciplinary group.
• Participate in Quality Assessment Performance Improvement meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Degree in Music from an accredited school
• Ability to pass background checks and drug test.
• TB testing as required by agency policy.
• Valid State Driver's License, access to an automobile in good working order, automobile insurance in accordance with state and organizational requirements, and an acceptable driving record required.

Physical Requirements
The physical requirements described are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of this position.

• Pushing/Pulling and Lifting/carrying up to 20 pounds.
• Ability to adapt to a variety of work conditions to ensure the highest quality of patient care in a home setting.

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