Spiritual Care Counselor, Hospice

Overview

Spiritual Care Counselor — Location: Norwood, MA; Position: Full Time Spiritual Care Counselor; Remote/Virtual Position: No; Coverage Area: Greater Boston and surrounding areas.

Find Your Passion and Purpose as a Spiritual Care Counselor at AccentCare

Salary: $65000 - $85000 / year

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm plus potential on call

3 CPE Units required

Offer Based on Years of Experience

What You Need to Know

Reimagine Your Career in Hospice

As a medical professional, you know that what you do impacts you as much as your patients and their families, and at AccentCare, we are united in our relentless drive to reimagine care because we want to provide the service we would seek for our own families. We think it’s really special to be a part of our patient’s health journey and create incredible memories while providing world-class patient care.

Be the Best Spiritual Counselor You Can Be

If you meet these qualifications, we would love to meet you:

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, required, 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 Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) units, from ACPE, required
• CPE equivalencies granted per established guidelines of individual professional organizations
• Previous hospice experience, preferred
• Minimum one-year supervised experience in medical, educational or religious agency or institution
• Ability to provide an inter-faith approach to spiritual care, demonstrating a high level of cultural and theological competence in working with diverse faith and belief systems
• Experience or education in grief or loss counseling
• Qualifications for state-specific requirements above minimum education standards are as follows:
  • CT: Minimum three-years' experience providing pastoral or spiritual care

Responsibilities

• As a Spiritual Counselor, you will support families and communities through anticipatory grief and post-death bereavement processes
• Complete the spiritual needs comprehensive assessment of a patient and family-of-choice for all patients admitted to hospice services
• Serve as liaison to the patient and family’s community of faith
• Respond to patient and family needs; support patient and family’s clergy, or other spiritual caregiver, as relates to the terminal illness of the patients
• Build relationships of care and concerns, partnering with persons in their spiritual journey, empowering them to draw from their identified areas of strength and support

Our Investment in You

Caring for others starts with caring for you. We’re committed to fostering a purpose-driven workplace where you feel supported, and that means prioritizing your physical, financial and mental well-being.

Our benefits include:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Professional development opportunities
• Company-matching 401(k)
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Wellness offerings such as an employee assistance program, pet insurance and access to Calm, a meditation, sleep and relaxation app
• Programs to celebrate achievements, milestones and fellow employees
• Company store credit for your first AccentCare-branded scrubs for patient-facing employees
• And more!

Why AccentCare?

Come As You Are

• At AccentCare, you’re part of a community that cares — for patients and each other. You can rest assured we offer equal employment opportunities regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age or disability.