Hospice Spiritual Counselor

Hospice Spiritual Counselor
Located in Virginia Beach!

Experience a work culture where your compassion, spiritual guidance, and presence truly matter. At Interim HealthCare® Hospice, Chaplains play a vital role in supporting patients and families through some of life’s most meaningful moments. As a Hospice Chaplain, you’ll provide direct spiritual care or coordinate with a patient’s clergy or spiritual counselor to ensure their emotional and spiritual needs are met with respect and sensitivity.

Our Spiritual Counselors enjoy some notable benefits:

• Salary Range of $60,000-$65,000/year based on Experience


• Hours of operation: 8:00am-5:00pm Monday-Friday


• Eligible for performance and tenure-based bonuses


• Flexible assignments, autonomy and work-life balance


• Online training, growth and ability to earn CEUs


• Paid Time Off and Company Paid Holidays


• Medical/Dental/Vision/Disability/Life insurance offered


• Participation in 401(k) after one (1) year of employment

As a Hospice Spiritual Counselor, here's a big-picture view of what you'll do:

• Conducts assessments of hospice patients/families spiritual needs


• Ensures that appropriate spiritual services are provided in a timely manner by either providing such to the patient/family or coordinating the provision of services with community clergy or spiritual counselors


• Provides direct spiritual services to patients/families according to their belief system and practice


• Participates in the development of the interdisciplinary group (IDG) plan of care to meet identified spiritual needs


• Conducts religious services for patients/families as well as hospice and facility staff as requested


• Serves as a liaison and support to community clergy and spiritual counselors


• Documents services provided and/or ongoing communication with community clergy and spiritual counselors in a timely manner


• Maintains records of spiritual services utilization and related activities as directed for quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI), hospice program development, and policies and procedures review and revision


• Actively participates in patient/family care conferences and IDG meetings


• Provides consultation, education, and support regarding spiritual issues and care to the IDG members and facility staff


• Recruits an adequate number of community clergy and/or spiritual counselors to meet patient/family needs


• Acts as the hospice spiritual services community liaison by developing community contacts and offering hospice education to a variety of clergy, counselors and congregations


• Provides funeral or memorial services for patients as requested


• Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of IDG members, volunteers, facility staff and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the IDG


• Primarily responsible for conducting or arranging the memorial service associated with the hospice bereavement program as requested


• Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/families


• Completes other assignments as requested and assigned


• May have access to personal health information (“PHI”) necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities. Access to use and ability to disclose PHI is further defined by each organization/department

A few must-haves for Spiritual Counselors:

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree)


• Experience working with death and dying, terminal individuals and their families or caregivers


• CPR Certification


• Minimum of one (1) year spiritual care experience, ideally in hospice or home healthcare


• Knowledge of state and federal home health and hospice regulations


• Valid driver's license and transportation


• Knowledge of the hospice philosophy of care 


• Good verbal and written communication, and organizational skills


• Able to effectively communicate with clinical and non-clinical employees, patients and family/caregivers

Interim HealthCare provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.