Spiritual Care & Bereavement Support Clinician

Hospice & Palliative Care

Announcement #257267

Jefferson Healthcare is seeking a compassionate and empathetic individual to join our Hospice and Palliative Care team as a Spiritual Care & Bereavement Support Clinician. This rewarding role requires you to provide spiritual and emotional support to our hospice patients and their families during a difficult time.

As a Spiritual Care & Bereavement Support Clinician, you'll be responsible for listening to our patients and their families, documenting their emotional and spiritual requests, and providing personalized support to help them through their journey. You will conduct interviews, consultations, and emotional, psychosocial, bereavement, and grief evaluations while working closely with community clergy to ensure that our patients receive the best possible care and support.

This is a community-based position, where you will be conducting in-home visits for most of your time. However, you may also need to visit hospitals and facilities occasionally. In addition to hospice patients, you will also be serving the spiritual health needs of our Palliative Care patients, and attendance at IDG meetings may be required.

If you have a genuine passion for helping others in their time of need, we encourage you to apply for this fulfilling role. Join our team of compassionate professionals and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their loved ones.

What we can offer you:

• Leadership, peers, and providers committed to providing the best, personalized care to a community we love.
• Generous pay
• Outstanding benefits. Our benefits package is in the top 1% in the state of Washington and includes
  • Excellent medical coverage, dental, vision
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Retirement
• Professional development opportunities

What you'll need:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related area, such as divinity, social work, or theology required.
• Master's Degree preferred.
• Completion of 2 units of Clinical Pastoral Education preferred.
• Two years of experience working in a hospice program as a bereavement/grief counselor, chaplain, medical social worker, counselor, or nurse.
• Experience leading/facilitating support groups preferred.
• Certification in grief counseling preferred or completed within one year of hire.
• Electronic Medical Record experience preferred.
• Experience and ease with technology required
• Current valid Washington State automobile driver's license and proof of automobile insurance.
• Must be accepting of different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.

Schedule: 0.6 FTE; 24 hours/week; Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 830-5pm

To apply: To apply for this position and future positions, please visit our careers website at https://jeffersonhealthcare.org/healthcare-careers/