Spiritual Care Counselor

Ohioans Home Healthcare & Hospice • Toledo, OH

16h • Onsite

About The Position

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.

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
• Comfort in an interfaith setting
• Ability to network with community clergy and congregations
• Understanding of grief response and experience with counseling individuals and/or in groups regarding loss

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.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan
• PTO

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level