Spiritual Care Counselor

Ohioans Home Healthcare, Inc.; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

PTO

Job summary

Ohioans Home Healthcare & Hospice is seeking a Part Time Spiritual Care Counselor (Chaplain) to help patients and families navigate the end-of-life journey. The role provides spiritual care, coordinates with the hospice team, and may include funeral or memorial services.

The position emphasizes understanding of grief, compassion, and ability to network with community clergy to meet patient needs. It offers opportunities for training and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and commitment to hospice philosophy.
• Ability to network with community clergy and congregations.
• Understanding of grief response and experience with counseling individuals and/or in groups regarding loss.
• Bachelor’s or master’s level theological/social work education related to end-of-life care.

Responsibilities

• Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner.
• Facilitates the development of the individualized plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs.
• Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.
• Recruits community chaplains, spiritual counselors, and spiritual care volunteers adequate to meet patient and family/caregiver needs by developing community contacts and offering education through congregations about hospice care.
• Provides for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
• Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team.

Skills

Hospice counseling

Community networking

Grief counseling

Individual and group counseling

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent Theological degree

Master’s degree in Social Work

Job description

Ohioans Home Healthcare & Hospice is looking for a Part Time Spiritual Care Counselor to help patients and family members to navigate through the end-of-life process. As a Chaplain, you will be responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of Ohioans Home Healthcare and Hospice, either directly or through coordination of care with other spiritual counselors. We are looking for someone who can understand and empathize with the sensitive time that our patients and family members are going through while utilizing your knowledge in theology to provide them with the appropriate services.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner.
• Facilitates the development of the individualized the plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs.
• Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.
• Recruits community chaplains, spiritual counselors, and spiritual care volunteers adequate to meet patient and family/caregiver needs by developing community contacts and offering education through congregations about hospice care.
• Provides for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
• Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team.

PUTTING THE CARE IN YOUR CAREER!

Because we are invested in your career satisfaction, we provide:

Autonomy: Use your knowledge, skills and abilities to essentially direct the day of nursing staff and maintain the detailed daily patient care schedule.

A Culture of Respect: Employee satisfaction is important for people who provide highly personalized care. Our culture attracts the best; in fact, 90% of our staff were referred from other employees. That speaks volumes about our reputation.

Solid Support: You’ll have all the resources you need to perform at the top of your game. We promote an open-door policy with access to executive management at all times, and a team of coworkers always willing to step up and pitch in.

Excellent Training: Although autonomy is a benefit of this role, we still support your need for learning and development. That’s why we provide training and education in order for you to maintain knowledge of new staff, and to notify management of any and all staffing needs or issues.

Better Comp & Benefits:

We offer competitive pay and excellent benefits that include a
401(k) plan, PTO.

A PROVIDER AND EMPLOYER OF CHOICE!

Ohioans Home Healthcare & Hospice is a Medicare and Medicaid Certified and CHAP-accredited skilled home health care agency serving 31 counties in Ohio and Southeast Michigan. We offer a wide range of coordinated services as we strive to meet every patient’s needs with the highest level of care in a positive, safe and healing environment. For multiple years, we have been named to the Homecare Elite Top 500, presented to the top 25% of agencies across the country. We’ve also earned Top Workplace awards from Workforce Dynamics and the Toledo Blade, and have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.

Ohioans Home Healthcare & Hospice is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent Theological degree and experience with families/caregivers and patients through death and/ dying issues-or- Master’s degree in Social Work with qualifications of experienced clinical grief counseling preferred
• Knowledge and commitment to hospice philosophy
• Ability to network with community clergy and congregations
• Understanding of grief response and experience with counseling individuals and/or in groups regarding loss