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Dartmouth Health Spiritual Care Counselor in White River Junction, Vermont
Spiritual Care Counselor – Hospice
Full Time, Days
Why work as a Spiritual Care Counselor at Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire?
You really get to know your patients and become an integral part of their care team.
You are provided broad independence but are also part of a cohesive patient-care team.
You get to be an important part of the community where you live.
You have a work/life balance that can match the flexibility you need.
Benefits include:
Employee Referral Bonuses
Online LinkedIn Learning
Extensive health, dental, and lifestyle benefits that come with being part of the renowned Dartmouth Health system
Locations:
- Springfield, VT area
Visiting Nurse and Hospice for VT & NHcovers more than 70 towns delivering superior nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, and personal care services with proven effectiveness, integrity, and compassion. Our only goal is to help the people in our communities. When you join Visiting Nurse and Hospice for VT & NH, you’ll become part of a dedicated team delivering outstanding home health and hospice services that enrich the lives of the people we serve.
Spiritual Care Counselorsat VNH are integral members of a multi-disciplinary health care team that are responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of the Agency, either directly or through coordination of care with other spiritual counselors.
The Spiritual Care Counselor will:
Assure spiritual assessment of patients and families in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner to meet regulatory guidelines.
Provide direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.
Serve as liaison to community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
Document direct services and ongoing communication with community resources.
Provide funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
Provide bereavement support to families and caregivers for up to a year after the death of the patient.
Perform hospice informationals for patients and families
Minimum Qualifications:
Graduate of Theological Studies from accredited university required.
Experience with database software or electronic medical record software required.
At least 1 unit of Clinical Pastoral Education required.
Completion of Clinical Pastoral Education residency preferred.
Two years of experience in health-related field preferred.
Hospice experience preferred.
We would love to meet you and tell you more about this engaging and fulfilling part of our healthcare delivery system. Our recruiters can explain the different roles, our service area, the unique aspects of home and hospice care, and the many benefits we can offer your career and personal life.
Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire (VNH) will never require candidates to provide personally identifying information such as social security number, date of birth, street address, or banking information in order to submit an application for employment. Identifying information will only be requested after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted, for the purposes of security screening and onboarding. If you experience a request for your personal information prior to acceptance of an offer of employment, please contact VNH’s Human Resources Department immediately at 888.300.8853 or EmailHR@vnhcare.org
As part of Dartmouth Health, Visiting Nurse and Hospice for VT & NH is an equal-opportunity employer.
Area of Interest:Support Operations;
Job ID:1394
Dartmouth Health is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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