Spiritual Care Counselor

💜 Spiritual Care Counselor

Make a meaningful impact by providing compassionate spiritual care and support to hospice patients and their loved ones during life's most important moments.

🌟 What You'll Do

🙏 Assess and address the spiritual needs of patients and families

💜 Provide spiritual counseling, emotional support, and end-of-life guidance

⛪ Coordinate clergy visits, sacramental rites, and faith-based resources as requested

🤝 Collaborate with nurses, social workers, physicians, and the interdisciplinary care team

📝 Develop care plans and maintain accurate, timely documentation

🕊️ Support patients and families through illness, death, and bereavement

🎤 Officiate funerals, memorial services, and celebrations of life when requested

🌎 Build relationships with faith leaders and community organizations throughout our service area

☎️ Participate in evening and weekend on-call coverage as scheduled

🎯 What We're Looking For

✅ Strong counseling and interpersonal skills

✅ Ability to provide compassionate support to individuals from diverse faiths, cultures, and backgrounds

✅ Excellent communication, organization, and documentation abilities

✅ Ability to work independently and collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team

✅ Commitment to maintaining professional and ethical boundaries

✅ Passion for serving patients and families facing end-of-life challenges

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Schedule - Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm (some nights/weekends (due to on-call rotation).

Qualifications

🎯 Qualifications & Requirements

✅ Strong communication, relationship-building, and conflict-resolution skills

✅ Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, faith traditions, and healthcare settings

✅ Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and responsibilities

✅ Demonstrates professionalism, integrity, discretion, and confidentiality

✅ Knowledge of end-of-life care principles, spiritual care practices, and hospice philosophy

✅ Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to learn electronic medical record (EMR) systems and other healthcare software

✅ Valid Florida Driver's License and ability to travel throughout the service area

🎓 Education & Experience

🎓 Master's Degree in Divinity or a related theological discipline from an accredited seminary or theological school

📚 Minimum of one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) required; additional CPE training preferred

⛪ Three or more years of pastoral ministry, chaplaincy, or spiritual care experience

🏥 Hospice, palliative care, or hospital chaplain experience strongly preferred

🤝 Denominational endorsement or faith community affiliation preferred

💪 Work Environment & Physical Requirements

🚗 Travel throughout the community to patient homes, healthcare facilities, hospitals, and other care settings

💻 Regular use of computers, electronic medical records, and other office technology

📋 Ability to complete documentation and administrative responsibilities in a timely manner

🏡 Ability to navigate a variety of patient care environments with professionalism and sensitivity

📦 Ability to lift up to 15 pounds as needed