Hospice Massage Therapist

Phoenix Home Care & Hospice; Springfield, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Home Care & Hospice is seeking a hospice massage therapist to provide healing, calming massage sessions in the Springfield, MO area. The role focuses on easing discomfort, reducing anxiety, and improving quality of life for clients in palliative care.

As part of our care team, you’ll help create a peaceful, supportive environment for clients and their loved ones, with emphasis on compassionate, patient-centered service. Licensure and CPR certification are required.

Qualifications

• Valid Massage Therapy License.
• CPR Certification.
• Valid driver’s license and auto liability insurance.

Responsibilities

• Be a healing and calming presence for hospice clients.
• Provide massage sessions in a palliative care setting to ease physical discomfort and enhance quality of life.
• Support loved ones with massage services as appropriate and within program scope.

Skills

Massage therapy license

CPR certification

Driver's license

Auto liability insurance

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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