Hospice Massage Therapist

Phoenix Home Care and Hospice; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 670 - 1,300; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Home Care and Hospice in Springfield, MO seeks a compassionate hospice massage therapist to provide healing touch in clients' homes, helping them relax and cope with emotions during palliative care.

You will support families, ease pain and anxiety, promote relaxation, and contribute to improving quality of life in a compassionate, patient-centered setting that honors dignity and comfort at the end of life.

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid massage therapy license.
• CPR certification required.
• Valid driver’s license and auto liability insurance may be required for home visits.

Responsibilities

• Provide hospice massage sessions to clients in their homes.
• Create a calming, supportive environment to ease emotional and physical discomfort.
• Coordinate with caregivers to ensure client safety and comfort during sessions.

Skills

CPR Certification

Valid Massage Therapy License

Valid driver's license

Job description

• Pay Per Visit


• Springfield, MO and surrounding areas

The role of a hospice massage therapist is to be a healing and calming presence. A massage session can simply provide a space for the client to relax while processing their emotions and experience. Hospice massage can ease physical discomforts, as well as enhance the client's quality of life in a palliative care setting.

Benefits Of Hospice Massage

Dealing with a terminal illness can be emotionally overwhelming, both for the client and for their loved ones. Ideally, hospice massage therapy can help bring a sense of peace and calm while reducing anxiety. The benefits of palliative massage include:

• Calming the autonomic nervous system and reducing anxiety


• Alleviating soreness and relaxing stiff muscles


• Helping mitigate the side effects of medications


• Helping the client enter a state of deep relaxation


• Reducing pain, swelling, and inflammation


• Improving circulation


• Decreasing nausea


• Facilitating restful sleep

Some practitioners may also offer massage therapy services to the loved ones of someone in hospice care. Recognizing that caregiving can take a physical and emotional toll on the body, offering massage therapy to these individuals can help improve their mental, physical, and emotional well-being.

Requirements

• Valid Massage Therapy License.


• CPR Certification


• Valid driver's license and auto liability insurance

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