Hospice Pastoral Counselor

Description:
Could you be our next Hospice Pastoral Counselor at HomeCare and Hospice?

Why work as a Hospice Pastoral Counselor with Main Line Health?

 

• Make an Impact! The Hospice and Palliative Pastoral Counselor provides spiritual support and counseling for patients and families facing life limiting illness. The pastoral counselor coordinates spiritual care and community resource needs in collaboration with the Hospice and Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Group (IDG). The Hospice and Palliative Pastoral Counselor demonstrates critical thinking, analysis, and clinical judgment in all aspects of hospice and palliative care delivery for patients and families experiencing life limiting illness. This includes addressing the spiritual, social, and emotional needs of patients and families to improve quality of life and reduce suffering
  
   
• Develop and Grow your Career! Invest in furthering your education through seeking certifications or advanced degrees by taking advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement! This position is eligible for up to $6,000 per year based upon your Full or Part Time status.
  
   
• Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a purpose: providing superior service and care.
  
   
• Position-Specific Benefits include: You are eligible for up to 160 hours of paid time off per year. We also offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors... And employee parking is always free!
  
   

Position: Hospice Pastoral Counselor
Shift: Full Time; 8:30 am to 5:00 pm; every 6th weekend 

Experience: 
One year pastoral care experience in health care setting preferred.
Hospice or palliative care experience preferred


Education: 
Clinical Pastoral Education or equivalent theologian education.
Master of Divinity, Master of Theology, Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling, or related degree preferred.


Licensures/Certifications: 
Valid driver’s license and automobile insurance. 
Current CPR certification. 

Palliative Care Chaplaincy Certificate preferred. 
Board Certified Chaplain by one of the following preferred:
o Association for Professional Chaplains (APC)
o National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC)
o National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC)