Spiritual Counselor, Hospice Division - Part-Time Per Diem (Bilingual Spanish-English)
Ventura, CA · Healthcare
Great and Rewarding Career Opportunities making a difference in the lives of People….
Join the Assisted Home Health and Hospice Family!
We treat diverse communities, each with unique needs, and our clinical and non-clinical staff reflects that. Assisted Offers Our Employees a Unique Employment Package:
Affordable medical (company pays 95% of costs for the employee), dental and vision benefits package (HMO, PPO, and HSA).
Company matched 401K (up to 6% of your annual salary can be matched)
We’ll empower you to reach your highest levels of personal and professional development by providing tuition education reimbursement.
Vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays package* (accrued time off benefit varies for full time and part time).
EAP Benefits include resources for mental health, legal assistance, childcare, and elder care.
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 spiritual care.
Assist with funerals and memorial services as requested by patients 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.
Skills, education, and experience:
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.
Current CPR, TB and health clearance
Have the orientation and training appropriate to the care of the hospice/palliative patient and his/her family.
A full job description is available upon request. Diversity candidates and veterans are encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.