Spiritual Care Counselor​/Chaplain, Hospice

Overview

Spiritual Counselor / Chaplain, Hospice

Location:

El Centro, CA

Position:
Spiritual Care Counselor, Hospice

Remote/Virtual Position:
No

Coverage Area:
El Centro, CA / surrounding areas

Salary: $30 -$40 / hour + mileage reimbursement

Schedule:

PRN / As Needed + on call support

• Bachelor's degree, required, 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
• Three Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) unit, from ACPE, required
  • CPE equivalencies granted per established guidelines of individual professional organizations
• 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
• Qualifications for state-specific requirements above minimum education standards are as follows:
  • CT:
    Minimum three-years' experience providing pastoral or spiritual care

• 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

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Professional development opportunities
• Company-matching 401(k)
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Wellness offerings such as an employee assistance program, pet insurance and access to Calm, a meditation, sleep and relaxation app
• Programs to celebrate achievements, milestones and fellow employees
• Company store credit for your first Accent Care-branded scrubs for patient-facing employees
• And more!

At Accent Care, you can rest assured we offer equal employment opportunities regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age or disability.