Spiritual Care Coordinator

Coastal Home Health & Hospice

place Brookings, 97415

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Counseling, Nursing, Social Work, Other Behavioral, Mental, or Healthcare Field

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Internship, Supervision

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English

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Spiritual Care Coordinator (SCC) provides comprehensive spiritual and emotional support services to patients, families, and caregivers in hospice and home health settings. The SCC is a core member of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), offering direct spiritual care and contributing to the holistic treatment plan. This position serves as a liaison with community clergy and spiritual counselors, ensuring the spiritual needs of patients and families are assessed and addressed with sensitivity, inclusivity, and professionalism.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Including, but not limited to the following:

Conducts spiritual assessments for patients, families, and caregivers to identify spiritual and emotional needs related to illness, treatment, or life circumstances.

Participates in developing and implementing individualized plans of care, integrating spiritual and emotional care into the overall treatment plan.

Provides direct pastoral and spiritual counseling, emotional support, and crisis intervention to patients and families.

Offers grief, loss, and bereavement support in collaboration with the social work and bereavement teams.

Coordinates and collaborates with community clergy, chaplains, and spiritual care volunteers to ensure continuity and diversity of spiritual support.

Facilitates funeral, memorial, and celebration-of-life services as requested by patients or families.

Plans and leads periodic memorial services for staff, volunteers, and community members involved in hospice care.

Provides education and consultation to staff and volunteers regarding spiritual and cultural aspects of end-of-life care.

Maintains records of spiritual care visits and activities in compliance with agency documentation standards.

Actively participates in interdisciplinary team meetings, contributing to holistic patient and family care.

Assists in recruiting, orienting, and supervising spiritual care volunteers and community clergy partners.

Participates in continuous quality improvement and performance evaluation activities.

Maintains professional growth through ongoing education, peer supervision, and community involvement.

Performs other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS:

May provide supervision and mentorship to spiritual care volunteers and student chaplain interns as assigned.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Supervisor will be the Director of Nursing

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO PERFORM JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
Competence in interfaith and multicultural settings; ability to respect and serve individuals from diverse religious, cultural, and personal backgrounds.
Understanding of grief, loss, and end-of-life issues.
Excellent listening, counseling, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Knowledge of hospice philosophy and spiritual dimensions of care.
Computer literacy sufficient for documentation and communication tasks.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing needs.
Must be willing to travel throughout the agency’s geographic service area.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Education, Certification, and Licenses -

Graduate of an accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, MDiv, or equivalent theological degree required).
Certification or endorsement by a recognized faith group preferred.
Board certification with the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), NACC, NAJC, or equivalent preferred.
Current Driver’s License and automobile insurance in accordance with agency requirements.

Experience -

Minimum of one year of experience providing spiritual care in a healthcare, hospice, or palliative care setting preferred.
Experience with death, dying, grief, and bereavement required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/REQUIREMENTS:

Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
May require bending, kneeling, and climbing stairs during patient visits.

Ability to deal effectively with stress.

WORK CONDITIONS/ENVIRONMENT:

Employee may encounter various environmental situations in individual patient homes, including odors, tobacco smoke or animals. Tasks may involve exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues.
Travel is required within the entire service area.
Employee may occasionally be required to work weekdays, holidays, or other hours on a rotation basis, as well as on-call rotation.