Spiritual Care Counselor / Chaplain, Hospice

AccentCare, Inc.•Milford, DE

5d•Onsite

About The Position

AccentCare is hiring a Spiritual Care Counselor / Chaplain to provide hospice spiritual care in Milford, Delaware, covering Kent and Sussex Counties. This is a full-time, Monday–Friday position with an on-call rotation. The role supports patients and families through terminal illness, anticipatory grief, and bereavement, while working with families’ communities of faith and spiritual caregivers. The position is onsite rather than remote or virtual. The counselor completes spiritual-needs assessments for hospice patients and their families of choice, responds to their needs, and builds caring partnerships that help people draw on sources of strength and support. The role also supports patients’ and families’ clergy or other spiritual caregivers in relation to patients’ terminal illnesses. AccentCare describes a purpose-driven workplace that prioritizes employees’ physical, financial, and mental well-being and offers benefits and employee-recognition programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree 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 units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) from ACPE; equivalencies may be granted according to established guidelines of individual professional organizations.
At least one year of supervised experience in a medical, educational, or religious agency or institution.
Ability to provide interfaith spiritual care, demonstrating cultural and theological competence when working with diverse faith and belief systems.
Experience or education in grief or loss counseling.

Nice To Haves

Previous hospice experience.

Responsibilities

Support families and communities through anticipatory grief and post-death bereavement processes.
Complete a comprehensive spiritual-needs assessment for each patient and family of choice admitted to hospice services.
Serve as a liaison to the patient’s and family’s community of faith.
Respond to patient and family needs.
Support the patient’s and family’s clergy or other spiritual caregivers in relation to the patient’s terminal illness.
Build caring partnerships with people in their spiritual journeys and empower them to draw on identified sources of strength and support.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Paid time off and paid holidays.
Professional development opportunities.
Company-matching 401(k).
Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
Employee assistance program.
Pet insurance.
Access to Calm, a meditation, sleep, and relaxation app.
Programs to celebrate achievements, milestones, and fellow employees.
Company store credit for the first AccentCare-branded scrubs for patient-facing employees.