Per Diem Spiritual Counselor

Job Type : Full-Time.

Location : Homecare.

Status : Non Exempt.

Focus Areas :

Spiritual Assessment & Direct Counseling | Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration & Care Planning | Community Faith Liaison & Education | Bereavement Support & Memorial Services | Documentation, Compliance & Program Development.

Position Summary​ :

​Provides spiritual counseling and support for the Hawaii Care Choices and Palliative Care patients and families. Acts as liaison and educator between Hawaii Care Choices and community clergy and their organized faith community. Provides services utilizing principles of palliative care and the hospice philosophy. Directs and provides spiritual care for the Interdisciplinary Team.

Duties & Responsibilities :

• Assesses the spiritual needs of the patients and their families. Initial contact and spiritual assessment shall be done within five (5) working days of admission. Provides direct spiritual counseling and support to the patient and family, in keeping with the patients’ / families’ beliefs, as established in the Plan of Care.
• Conducts bereavement assessments of family members of the deceased and facilitates bereavement counseling as necessary.
• Participates in developing the interdisciplinary care plan, both as a consultant and as a provider of direct services. Actively participates in all interdisciplinary team conferences.
• Contacts clergy or appropriate representative of patients / families as indicated.
• Assists members of the interdisciplinary team to understand the significant spiritual concerns related to the patient’s / care giver’s responses to dying.
• Maintains documentation in patient records in accordance with company policy requirements (within one {1} business day of encounter).
• Participates in memorial / funeral services as requested for those families not affiliated with a church or those who request participation.
• Organizes, conducts, and / or participates in educational forums, seminars and / or in-service trainings concerning spiritual issues for community clergy and their faith organizations, staff, volunteers, health care professionals and the public at large.
• Provides training on spirituality at the volunteer training sessions, as requested by the supervisor.
• Completes other documentation such as time sheets, mileage, and other records as required.
• Liaison between the various community faith organizations and Hawaii Care Choices.
• Upholds and maintains the organization’s cost containment efforts without jeopardizing the quality of hospice care.

Skill & Knowledge Requirements :

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Work Hours : ​

Pay : $29.00 - $32.000 / hourly.

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.

About Hospice of Hilo dba Hawaii Care Choices :

We are a growing hospice provider that provides palliative, hospice and bereavement services. We support to those facing a life-limiting illness, while enabling them to live with dignity, choice and comfort.We provide exceptional care and solution-based choices that align with patient values.We give support with a patient and family focus and are dedicated to the belief that quality of life matters.