Pediatric Music Therapist

Community Hospice and Palliative Care; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Hospice and Palliative Care in Jacksonville, FL seeks a licensed Music Therapist to provide music therapy for patients with life-limiting conditions. You will assess referrals, craft culturally sensitive interventions, and work with the interdisciplinary team to evaluate outcomes.

You will document each intervention in the medical record, deliver individual sessions, and help build music libraries and training resources for staff, patients, and families.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in music therapy from an approved program.
• Board Certification in Music Therapy required.
• Current driver's license with acceptable driving record.
• Experience with medical documentation and privacy standards.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients referred to the music therapy program.
• Design interventions aligned with patient culture and faith.
• Implement and evaluate music treatment plans with the team.
• Document interventions and patient outcomes in records.
• Provide individual music therapy sessions.
• Develop procedural support for music therapy.
• Provide family/group therapy including bereavement and staff support.
• Develop music libraries for patients, families, staff and volunteers.
• Develop a music therapy training center.

Skills

Communicating and listening

End-of-life care

Documentation in records

Evaluating patient care

Team collaboration

Education

Undergraduate degree in music therapy

Board Certification in Music Therapy

Driver's license

Job description

Position Summary

The Music Therapist position will provide music therapy as a modality to relieve the physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering caused by advanced, life limiting conditions.

Essential Functions

• To assess patients who are referred to the music therapy program
• To devise therapeutic interventions consistent with patient strengths, culture and faith and designed to treat the identified problems
• To implement and evaluate the music treatment plan for efficacy by the music therapist and the members of the interdisciplinary team
• To document all music therapy interventions making reference to the patient’s physical status and observable, measurable outcomes of the music therapy interventions.
• To provide individual music therapy sessions
• To develop procedural support music therapy
• To provide family or group therapy sessions as indicated including bereavement and staff support
• To develop music libraries that can be available to patients, families, staff and volunteers
• To develop a music therapy training center

Knowledge and Critical Skills

Skilled at

• Communicating and listening effectively
• Providing excellent end of life music therapy care and documentation in medical record
• Evaluating patient care and documentation
• Creative problem solving, efficient use of resources
• Ability to work with others in a positive and productive manner

Experience

• Principles and practices of music therapy intervention
• Community Hospice program and philosophy

License / Certification

• Board Certification in Music Therapy
• Current State of residency driver’s license with a driving record acceptable to a Community Hospice of NE FL insurance carrier

Education

• Completion of undergraduate degree or equivalence in music therapy from an approved program

Other Requirements

• Maintains competency by participating in in-service and continuing educational programs.
• Attends, participates in internal staff development programs, obtains continuing education required by regulations

The knowledge, skills and abilities listed above are typically acquired through the levels of education and experience listed. However, any equivalent combination of education and/or experience, which provide an applicant with the listed knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job, is acceptable.

This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, or working conditions required of employees in this position. The organization reserves the right to modify or amend the duties of the position or to require that additional tasks be performed as organizational needs change. This description does not constitute a contract of employment, and employment with the organization is at-will, meaning either the employee or the organization may terminate the relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice.