Spiritual Support Counselor

Samaritan; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 53,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PSLF eligible employer

403(b) and employer match

Generous PTO

Job summary

Samaritan seeks a Spiritual Support Counselor to join a patient-centered care team in Kentucky. The role focuses on assessing spiritual needs, guiding care plans, and providing bereavement and existential support with respect for diverse faiths and cultures.

This full-time position requires at least one year of spiritual care experience in healthcare settings, completion of CPE units, and an ordained or in-good-standing status within one's faith community.

Qualifications

• Experience in interfaith and multicultural environments.
• One year experience providing spiritual care in healthcare settings.
• Degree in divinity, theology or related degree.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient spiritual strengths and meaning in facing end of life.
• Join care team to develop patient guided plans of care.
• Provide spiritual support around meaning, grief and existential distress.
• Facilitate rituals or spiritual practices as requested.

Skills

Interfaith experience

Multicultural environments

Bilingual (plus)

Education

Divinity/Theology degree

Completed CPE units

Ordination or good standing

Job description

Spiritual Support Counselor (Full -Time)

Salary: $52,520 - $68,790.20 annually based on years of experience

Join Us and Be Part of the Samaritan Difference!

What You’ll Do:

• Complete comprehensive assessments of patient spiritual and existential strengths, beliefs, practices, issues of purpose, meaning and experiences in facing end of life.
• Serve as a core member of the Interdisciplinary Care Team and collaboratively develop a patient guided plan of care.
• Provide spiritual support and counseling around issues of meaning, purpose, grief and existential distress, honoring diversity of faiths, spiritual traditions, beliefs, and cultural practices.
• Facilitate rituals, prayer, or spiritual practices as requested by patients or families.
• Facilitate connection to existing or needed religious or cultural relationships in the community.
• Provide spiritual support for staff and volunteers as requested
• Complete documentation in accordance with agency policy
• Plan/officiate funerals upon request of the family
• Attend all mandatory in-services provided by Samaritan
• Coordinate census and patient visitation schedule according to assigned levels of care
• Provide in-services on spiritual care to staff, volunteers and community
• Participate in organization activities such as Tree of Life and Memorial Events
• Participate in staff and volunteer orientation and training

What You’ll Bring to Our Team:

• Demonstrated work experience ininterfaithandmulticulturalenvironments
• One year experience providing spiritual care, preferably in hospice, palliative care, or healthcare settings.
• Bilingual is a plus!
• Degree in divinity, theology or other related degree
• Completed Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) unit(s)
• Ordination or good standing within own faith community
• Pastoral training program or 5+ years pastoral care experience

Your Benefits Include, But Are Not Limited To:

• Qualifying employer under Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness.
• Highly competitive salary.
• 403 (b) and employer match.
• Generous PTO

Samaritan is a leading not-for-profit, locally based provider of home-based primary care, palliative care, hospice care, as well as grief support, education, social connections and advocacy. Proudly serving the South Jersey community since 1980.

Detail Oriented

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Team Player

Works well as a member of a group

Enthusiastic

Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Dedicated

Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Experience

Minimum 1 year providing spiritual care, preferably in hospice, palliative care or healthcare settings.

• Degree in divinity, theology, or other related degree
• Completed Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) unit(s)
• Ordination or good standing within own faith community
• Pastoral training program or 5+ years pastoral care experience

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