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Music Therapist - Oncology

Providence St. Joseph Health

Seattle, WA

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JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time, Employee
SKILLS
Best Practices, Cancer, Clinical Medicine, Community and Social Services, Diversity, Documentation, Federal Laws and Regulations, Genetics, Healthcare, Healthcare Quality, Hospital, Medicine, Music, Music Therapy, Nonprofit, Oncology, Outpatient Care, Primary Care, Program Evaluation, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Social Work, Team Player, Treatment Plan
LOCATION
Seattle, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago
Description

Providence Swedish is seeking a compassionate and skilled Licensed Music Therapist to join our Oncology Outpatient Clinics. In this vital role, you will deliver evidencebased music therapy interventions designed to reduce stress, enhance coping strategies, inspire creative expression, and support the physical and emotional wellbeing of patients and their families throughout the cancer care journey.

As an integral member of our Psychosocial Oncology Team-which includes Music Therapy, Art Therapy, Social Work, and Psychiatry-you will collaborate closely with medical professionals to provide coordinated, interdisciplinary care. This position offers a meaningful blend of collaborative teamwork and independent clinical practice, with opportunities to provide both individual and group interventions while helping to expand and embed music therapy services across our oncology programs.

If you are passionate about advancing the role of music therapy in cancer care and want to make a profound difference in the lives of patients and families, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide evidencebased music therapy interventions that reduce stress, strengthen coping skills, foster creative expression, and support the physical and emotional wellbeing of oncology patients and their families.

Serve as a core member of the Psychosocial Oncology Team-including Music Therapy, Art Therapy, Social Work, and Psychiatry-ensuring an integrated and collaborative approach to patient and family support.

Collaborate closely with medical staff and interdisciplinary care teams to align music therapy services with patient treatment plans and overall care strategies.

Deliver both individual and group music therapy sessions, utilizing clinical judgment to tailor interventions to diverse patient needs across the oncology spectrum.

Expand and embed music therapy services across oncology clinics, contributing to program development and increasing access to supportive therapies.

Maintain professional documentation, uphold ethical standards, and participate in ongoing program evaluation and improvement initiatives.

Providence Swedish caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team at Swedish First Hill and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree - Music Therapy from an American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) approved university program

Washington Music Therapist License upon hire

National Board Certification in Music Therapy upon hire

Holds and maintain the Music Therapist-Board Certified (MT-BC) title

Preferred Qualifications:

Coursework/Training - Advanced training in Neurologic Music Therapy

Coursework/Training - Advanced training in Guided Imagery and Music

2 years of music therapy, medical setting preferred

Why Join Providence Swedish?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area. It is comprised of eight hospital campuses (Ballard, Edmonds, Everett, Centralia, Cherry Hill (Seattle), First Hill (Seattle), Issaquah and Olympia); emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Providence Swedish Medical Group, a network of 190+ primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we're dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all.

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Requsition ID: 421824

Company: Swedish Jobs

Job Category: Rehabilitation

Job Function: Clinical Care

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Clinical Professional

Department: 3901 SOCIAL WORK SERVICES WA SFHC SEATTLE ARNOLD 9 A 11

Address: WA Seattle 1221 Madison

Work Location: Swedish First Hill 1221 Madison-Seattle

Workplace Type: On-site

Pay Range: $29.62 - $45.31

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

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