Spiritual Support Counselor
About The Position
Complete comprehensive assessments of patient spiritual and existential strengths, beliefs, practices and needs,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 Facilitate rituals, prayer, or spiritual practices as requested by patients or families. Samaritan is a leading not-for-profit, locally based provider of home-based primary care, palliative care, and hospice care, as well as grief support, education, and advocacy. Proudly serving the South Jersey community since 1980. To learn more, please visit our website: samaritannj.org Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Requirements
- Demonstrated work experience in interfaith and multicultural environments
- One year experience 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
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual is a plus!
Responsibilities
- Complete comprehensive assessments of patient spiritual and existential strengths, beliefs, practices and needs,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
- Facilitate rituals, prayer, or spiritual practices as requested by patients or families.
Benefits
- Qualifying employer under Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness.
- Highly competitive salary.
- 403 (b) and employer match.
- Generous PTO
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
