Spiritual Care Coordinator - Seattle , WA

Heart'n Soul Hospice; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Heart’n Soul Hospice seeks a Spiritual Care Coordinator to assess and address spiritual needs of patients and families in a Seattle hospice setting.

You will collaborate with local clergy, provide pastoral counseling, and support bereavement needs while adhering to policy and regulatory requirements. A background in pastoral care and readiness to engage diverse faiths are essential.

Qualifications

• Must have ordination or endorsed minister training or equivalent pastoral care training.
• Over 1 year of experience in health care or work with death and dying.
• Comfort working in an interfaith setting.

Responsibilities

• Assess hospice patient/family spiritual needs and develop a care plan in collaboration with local clergy.
• Conduct prayer, worship, and ritual as appropriate and discuss diverse beliefs.
• Provide individual counseling, crisis intervention, and guidance on advance directives and funeral planning issues.

Skills

Spiritual care

Interfaith experience

Computer literacy

Driver's license

Education

Ordained minister training

Job description

“It has been my honor and pleasure to spend the last 15-plus years of my professional career in hospice. When I am asked what type of work I do, my response is, ‘I get HUGS for a living.’ I cannot imagine doing anything else, and I feel blessed to have found my way to the rewarding satisfaction of my end-of-life industry involvement.” David Turner, Co-Founder and CEO

At Heart’n Soul Hospice we frequently discuss our missions, within the greater mission, which are to intentionally focus our efforts to ensure that everyone has information and access to high-quality, compassionate care when facing a life-limiting illness. We are seeking qualified individuals to partner with us at Heart’n Soul Hospice who embrace our mission and will allow us to introduce the idea of a career in hospice, even if they may not have considered it previously.

Seattle, WA

Join the Heart'n Soul Team. Our Soul Food is our patients and families! Our mission is to intentionally focus our efforts to ensure that everyone has information and access to high-quality, compassionate care when facing a life-limiting illness. We seek qualified individuals to partner with us at Heart’n Soul Hospice, embrace our mission and be part of a team that serves a higher purpose- patients and families. We are the Employer of CHOICE, Heart’n Soul’s core values are CHOICE…

• C – Compassion First: We care for every patient and family with empathy, dignity, and kindness.
• H – Heart’n Soul Connections: We create authentic bonds by listening deeply, communicating openly, and honoring every story.
• O – Obligation to Act, Listen, and Honor: We Always GO, Always Listen, Always Honor.
• I – Integrity in All We Do: We build trust through honesty, accountability, and the highest ethical standards.
• C – Commitment to Excellence in Care: We are dedicated to quality, innovation, and continuous improvement in patient care.
• E – Empathy in Every Interaction: Because every story and every moment matters.

Spiritual Care Coordinator

What You Must Have:

• Ordained and endorsed minister, priest, rabbi or a member of a religious order preferred or lay person with certified training in pastoral care. Professional experience in a religious agency or institution may be considered in lieu of a formalized education.
• One (1+) year of experience in a health care setting or with death and dying.
• Comfort working in an interfaith setting.
• Must be familiar with general use an functions of the computer, such as user names and password concepts; internet; email; navigation of computer desktop, including starting programs, using files, and windows, effectively use navigation buttons and tool bars; ability to self-manage online HR services and online training programs.
• Current Driver's License, reliable transportation, and provide ongoing valid and current auto liability insurance

Preferred:

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (Bachelor of Divinity, Master of Divinity or equivalent theological degree or training).

What You Will Do:

• Assess hospice patient/family to identify spiritual needs and develop individualized spiritual plan of care. Collaborate with local clergy as needed. Assist in development and update of the Plan of Care.
• Conduct services of prayer, worship and ritual for patient/families, as appropriate, offering different philosophies and belief opportunities to discuss and share.
• Provide individual patient/family counseling, crisis intervention, information and assistance with preparation of advance directives, funeral planning issues and transfer of responsibilities relative to legal and fiscal issues.
• Regarding patients, work with other staff, resolving spiritual/pastoral/ethical issues.
• Be available for bereavement or counseling needs.
• Make visits to patient/family prior to death and be available to family during the bereavement period as needed.
• Timely submission of all documentation
• Performance of other duties as required
• Ensure overall compliance with local, state and federal laws, Medicare regulations, and established personnel policies and procedures

It is this Agency's policy to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, religion, military status, gender preference, sex, marital status, national origin or disability.

As a result of exposure to hospice care through Heart’n Soul Hospice, I’ve developed an interest in hospice and palliative care as a potential career option. I was recently accepted to the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine’s (AAHPM) Next Gen Scholars Program as one of 8 scholars comprising medical residents, fellows, and post-graduate students across the country.I’ll link more information to what the program entails below, but I am yet grateful for the opportunities and exposure I am gaining through Heart’n Soul Hospice that I believe is orchestrating my future endeavors and career path.