Bilingual Hospice Spiritual Care Counselor - PRN

AccentCare; El Centro (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off and paid holidays

Professional development opportunities

401(k) matching

Flexible spending and health savings

Job summary

AccentCare in El Centro, CA is seeking a Spiritual Care Counselor I to provide compassionate spiritual support to hospice patients and their families. This PRN/as-needed role includes on-call coverage and mileage reimbursement, with work located on-site in the El Centro area.

The candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree, be bilingual in English and Spanish, and have pastoral or chaplain experience in hospice or related settings; CT-specific requirements may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college, university or divinity school.
• Ordained, credentialed, or commissioned according to the practices of a legitimate and recognized religious organization or faith tradition.
• Must be bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Previous hospice experience, preferred.
• Minimum one-year supervised experience in medical, educational or religious agency or institution.
• Ability to provide an inter-faith approach to spiritual care, demonstrating a high level of cultural and theological competence in working with diverse faith and belief systems.
• Experience or education in grief or loss counseling.
• CT: Minimum three-years' experience providing pastoral or spiritual care.

Responsibilities

• Support families and communities through the anticipatory grief and post-death bereavement processes
• Complete the spiritual needs comprehensive assessment of a patient and family-of-choice for all patients admitted to hospice services
• Serve as liaison to the patient and family's community of faith
• Respond to patient and family needs
• Support patient and family's clergy, or other spiritual caregiver, as relates to the terminal illness of the patients
• Build relationships of care and concerns partnering with persons in their spiritual journey, empowering them to draw from their identified areas of strength and support

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Hospice experience

Pastoral care

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

AccentCare in El Centro, CA is seeking a Spiritual Care Counselor I to provide compassionate spiritual support to hospice patients and their families. This PRN/as-needed role includes on-call coverage and mileage reimbursement, with work located on-site in the El Centro area.

The candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree, be bilingual in English and Spanish, and have pastoral or chaplain experience in hospice or related settings; CT-specific requirements may apply.