Music Therapist

Overview

Presbyterian Homes & Services - Optage Hospice is seeking a Full-time Music Therapist for its team.

Optage Hospice offers older adult patients, their families and caregivers the care, insight and guidance to live as fully and comfortably as possible. Our comprehensive program is designed to help our clients achieve the best quality of life, ensuring they receive loving care and respect. A customized, family-centered plan of care is developed for the clients and is updated continuously. Services are provided in surroundings that are familiar; a private home, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing care center - wherever you call home.

Consider joining our team in providing compassionate and high quality care and services within a caring Christian environment.

Responsibilities

The Music Therapist is responsible to coordinate and integrate a variety of large and small music therapy groups and individual music sessions for all functioning levels of residents and patients to help meet their social, intellectual, physical, spiritual and emotional needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in music therapy or equivalent required
• Current board certification from the Certification Board for Music Therapists or board certification obtained within six months from date of hire.
• Able to work independently and as an interdisciplinary team member.
• Must possess musical skills in different mediums of music.
• Utilize professional knowledge and technical expertise through the consistent application of concepts, methods, and principles involved in Music Therapy practice.
• Must be adaptable and flexible, willing to cross over geographic areas as needed.
• Demonstrated compatibility with PHS's mission and operating philosophies.
• Demonstrated ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language to communicate with all customers.
• Valid Driver’s License and proof of insurance require

Pay Range

The estimated starting pay range for this role is $26.99 - $30.87 per hour. This good faith estimate is based upon PHS’s typical starting pay range for this role. Actual pay range depends upon many factors including each individual employee’s qualifications and market conditions and is subject to change.

Benefits

Full-time benefits-eligible employment begins at a minimum of 30 hours per week:

• Health, and dental, including applicable HSA & FSA
• Employer Contribution to HSA for eligible Health Plans
• Life insurance (AD&D)
• Retirement, with eligibility for an employer match
• Holiday pay and extended sick

Full and Part-time benefits-eligible employment working between 20-29 hours per week:

• Vision insurance
• Voluntary short-term & long-term disability
• Accident & hospitalization coverage
• Education assistance programs

All employees:

• Accrue PTO (Paid time off)
• Same-day pay
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• College partnership educational discounts
• Access to Learn to Live Resources

About PHS

Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS), based in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a nonprofit, faith-based organizationprovidinga broad array of high-quality housing choices,careand services options for older adults. Some8,000employees serve more than41,800 older adults through 60PHS-affiliated senior living communities in Minnesota,Iowaand Wisconsin, and through Optage®home and community services. PHS is also co-owner of Genevive, the largest geriatric primary care practice in Minnesota, providing comprehensive care for more than 15,500older adults. Established in 1955, PHS has earned the reputation as an innovative leader dedicated to promoting independence, purposefullivingandthe overallwell-being for those they serve. Today, PHS is one of the largest nonprofit providers of senior housing and services in the nation.

PHS is an EEO/AA employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance.