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Communications & Philanthropy Manager at Angela Hospice
Position : Music Therapist
Type : Contingent
Department : Integrative Therapies
Reports to : Director of Supportive Care
Salary : $25.50 / hr.
You can make a difference every day as part of Angela Hospice’s exceptional team. Angela Hospice was founded 39 years ago, rooted on values of respect, dignity, and compassion – and that caring vision extends not only to the patients and families we care for, but to our team members, colleagues, and the community.
We’re looking for a Music Therapist who shares this vision.
Your Opportunities
- Demonstrates basic knowledge of the purpose, intent, and function of music therapy for hospice patients.
- Demonstrates basic knowledge of philosophical, psychological, physiological, and sociological bases for the use of music as therapy.
- Demonstrates basic knowledge of the use of current technologies in music therapy assessment, treatment, and evaluation.
- Instructs patients individually in prescribed instrumental or vocal music and music projective techniques such as guided imagery, progressive relaxation, or awareness of conscious feelings.
- Communicates assessment findings and recommendations in written and verbal forms by communicating with the interdisciplinary team and documenting in the EMR.
- Observes and records accurately the client’s responses to assessment.
- Selects and implements effective culturally based methods for assessing the client’s assets and problems through music.
- Identifies the client’s therapeutic needs through an analysis and interpretation of music therapy and related assessment data.
- Selects or creates music therapy experiences and settings that meet the needs of the client.
- Formulates goals and objectives for individuals based upon assessment findings.
- Provides preliminary estimates of frequency and duration of treatment.
- Offers sensory stimulation that allows the client to use visual, auditory, or tactile cues.
- Promotes relaxation and / or stress management in music therapy sessions.
- Utilizes therapeutic verbal skills in music therapy sessions.
- Sequences and paces music experiences within a session according to the client’s needs and situational factors.
- Creates a physical environment (e.g. arrangement of space, furniture, equipment, and instruments) that is conducive to effective therapy.
- Develops and maintains a repertoire of music for age, culture, and cognitive differences.
What You Bring
Seniority Level
Entry level
Employment Type
Part-time
Job Function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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Salary : $26
