Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Target Resume Now

About the Role

The Spiritual Counselor provides counseling and education services to patients and families admitted to the hospice program throughout Niagara County.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic interventions with individuals, families, and groups for spiritual care and crisis interventions.
• Perform accurate and timely assessments, documentation, counseling interventions, plans of care, and referrals according to policy and procedure and compliance with all State, Federal, and Third Party payer regulations.
• Perform memorial/funeral services in the absence of clergy upon request of family or Director.
• Provide educational sessions to staff and volunteers as requested.
• Consult/defer to the Director in response to elevated or complex patient/family dynamics.
• Coordinate with the Interdisciplinary team in assessments, admissions, and services, making recommendations regarding the plan of care.
• Provide continuity of care to patients and their families.
• Participate in hospice special memorial events (e.g., Day of Remembrance, Hospice Garden Memorials).
• Coordinate travel time for visits and manage caseload in a cost-effective manner.
• Attend Interdisciplinary meetings.
• Participate in evening/weekend on-call as required, conducting on-call services competently and responsively.
• Consult with Director when suspected abuse/neglect is suspected and report to the local county department of health services or appropriate authorities as per state law.
• Perform other functions, attend meetings and conferences, and share in the support development and community education of the Hospice concept and philosophy, as requested.
• Maintain a professional presence at work and in the community by upholding the purpose, goals, and objectives of Niagara Hospice.

Requirements

• Minimum of three years direct care, counseling, education, or training experience with concentration in bereavement, grief and loss or chaplaincy preferred.
• A minimum of one-year direct care experience with a human-service agency preferred.
• Emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and problem-solving skills.
• Personal responsibility and integrity.
• Good communication, interpersonal, and interdisciplinary skills.
• Understanding of cultural and ethical differences.
• Ability to use a computer to create written and electronic material.
• Ability to effectively use social media.
• Ability to analyze and interpret assessment data.
• Ability to organize and plan.
• Openness to new and innovative approaches to meeting the needs of patients and family members.
• Ability to use copier, fax machine, telephone, and computer.
• Ability to travel throughout Niagara County.

Skills

• Spiritual care
• Crisis intervention
• Assessment
• Documentation
• Counseling
• Referrals
• Bereavement
• Grief and loss
• Chaplaincy
• Communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Computer proficiency
• Social media usage
• Data analysis
• Organization
• Planning

Location

• Niagara County

Work Type

• Full-time
• On-call

Experience Level

• Minimum of three years direct care, counseling, education, or training experience
• Minimum of one-year direct care experience with a human-service agency

Education Level

• Master’s Degree in Counseling, Thanatology, Social Work, Theology, Mental Health, Psychology, Human Services or related degree from accredited college or University.

Salary/Compensations

• The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for this position.

Benefits

• 19 days of paid time off in your first year
• 6 paid holidays
• Health Insurance - with fully employer paid option available for you and your family
• Inexpensive insurance options for dental and vision
• 403b retirement plan
• Company paid long term disability and basic life insurance
• Company pension after 1 year of service
• Work/life balance with weekday shifts

About the Company

• Niagara Hospice offers outstanding benefits on your date of hire.