Music Therapist Hospice, Hospice

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Complete the music therapy assessment with patient and family when referred in accordance with the interdisciplinary plan of care.

Plan music therapy interventions.

Implement the music therapy interventions in accordance with the interdisciplinary plan of care.

Guide the patient in the use of creative therapeutic activities for the purpose of improving or maintaining mental and physical function and quality of life.

Instruct other care team members including, when appropriate, hospice aides and family members in the use of music to achieve individualized care plan goals.

Evaluate the effectiveness of music therapy services with the patient and/or family-of-choice.

Document all services provided to hospice patients and families in the clinical record.

Terminate therapy services when appropriate.

Provide in‑services to staff, hospitals, nursing homes, and other facilities as requested and determined appropriate by therapist.

As one of the counselors in the interdisciplinary hospice group (IDG), the MT serves as the counselor at IDG meetings, participates in on‑call rotation, and assists with sign ups and consents for newly referred patients.

Support the bereavement program at the site level, including, but not limited to:

Facilitating bereavement support groups in the community, including an annual memorial service;

RN, SW, Chaplain, MT, HA, etc.). Additional Job Functions for a Level II Music Therapist

Provide supervision of interns (as long as AMTA minimum requirements are met).

Be a support to community outreach and education activities (in partnership with the Volunteer and Business Development departments), as appropriate.

Additional Job Functions for a Level III Music Therapist

Participate in or submit an abstract annually in an external Music Therapy Committee (such as AMTA, CBMT, or a regional MT Association) or to a Hospice & Palliative Care Conference (such as NHPCO, a State Hospice & Palliative Care Association, ADEC, NAGC, etc.).

Be a support to community outreach and education activities (in partnership with the Volunteer and Business Development departments), as appropriate.