Spiritual Counselor, Hospice (per diem) - Excellent Benefits Package

Who we are:
 
Are you passionate about  home health and hospice care? Do you want to make a difference by providing comfort, compassion, and care to patients and families? We would love to add you to the Assisted Home Health & Hospice Team!

We take pride in being home health and hospice agency operated by experienced professionals with extensive clinical, healthcare, and hospitality backgrounds. We enjoy working with those who put the patient and their loved ones first by finding ways to service individual needs. Our "Hands to Help, Hearts to Care" philosophy allows us to empower employees to provide exceptional patient care.
 
Assisted is an exciting place to be right now as we are experiencing tremendous growth and don't plan on slowing down anytime soon! For you this means stability and opportunity for advancement.
 
Come and join an Award winning team of hospice and home health professionals!

What you will do:

• Acknowledge and respect the patient’s and family’s beliefs, culture and values related to life’s meaning including suffering and loss, and desire for services/support.
• Assess the spiritual status of the patient, family and caregiver.
• Provide meditation, counseling, prayer, sacred rituals or practices, active listening and supportive presence, as appropriate.
• Document the spiritual assessment, goals for spiritual care and services provided, and the patient’s / family’s response to the spiritual care.
• Assist with funerals and memorial services as requested by patient and/or family.
• Communicate with and support the involvement of local clergy and/or spiritual counselors as possible and as desired by the patient, family and caregiver.
• Consult with and provide education to interdisciplinary team members, patients / families about spirituality related care and service.
• Upon request, meet with individual staff regarding personal spiritual issues that may affect their ability to function effectively.
• Provide bereavement support to staff.
• Participate in development of approaches to meet staff counseling needs.
• Acknowledge patient rights including privacy and confidentiality.
• Additional list of duties and responsibilities is provided in the Job Description

Who you are

• Appropriate ministry certificate or chaplain/ministry experience
• Ability to be open, flexible, and ecumenical.
• Experience in working with patients/families dealing with life threatening illness and death.

Assisted Offers Our Employees a Unique Employment Package:

• Working in the environment where you are supported by a team of skilled healthcare professionals who are committed to providing the highest levels of care where the patient comes first
• Opportunity to promote innovative healthcare services and specialty programs
• Our field employees enjoy flexible work hours and opportunity to work close to home
• We offer a very competitive pay.
• We encourage an environment where you get to work with your friends by providing our employees with a very generous referral bonus structure
• Assisted is dedicated to fostering a fun environment for our employees where everyone is treated like family – we have company parties, themed week events, foundation events and casual Fridays 
   

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT Must have visual and hearing acuity. Must be able to communicate clearly verbally. Must be able to read, write and speak English fluently. Must provide proof of automobile insurance upon hire and at each renewal and maintain a safe driving record. In compliance with applicable law, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities who are able to perform the essential functions of the position. To maintain our world class standard, all offers of employment with Assisted are contingent upon a satisfactory background check as well a physical and TB testing (if required for the position). Assisted also uses E-Verify to confirm work authorization with both the Social Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security. Assisted is an equal opportunity employer.