Spiritual Care Counselor / Chaplain, Hospice PRN

About the role

Spiritual Care Counselor / Chaplain PRN position in Renton, WA, covering King County. This is not a remote/virtual position.

Salary: $25 – $40 per hour, offer based on years of experience. Schedule: PRN, hours can vary.

At AccentCare, you’ll join a purpose-driven, collaborative culture that sets the standard for excellence and gives you the trust and tools to do your best work. You’ll belong to a team that cares deeply for patients and each other, committed to consistently providing exceptional care. AccentCare has been named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces 2025 by Newsweek, reflecting a shared commitment to excellence, integrity, and compassion in shaping the future of aging in place.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required from an accredited college, university, or divinity school
• Ordained, credentialed, or commissioned according to the practices of a legitimate and recognized religious organization or faith tradition
• Three Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) units from ACPE required; CPE equivalencies granted per established guidelines of individual professional organizations
• Previous hospice experience preferred
• Minimum one-year supervised experience in a medical, educational, or religious agency or institution
• Ability to provide an inter-faith approach to spiritual care, demonstrating a high level of cultural and theological competence in working with diverse faith and belief systems
• Experience or education in grief or loss counseling
• State-specific requirements: Connecticut requires a minimum of three years’ experience providing pastoral or spiritual care

Responsibilities

• Support families and communities through the anticipatory grief and post-death bereavement processes
• Complete the spiritual needs comprehensive assessment of a patient and family-of-choice for all patients admitted to hospice services
• Serve as liaison to the patient and family’s community of faith
• Respond to patient and family needs
• Support patient and family’s clergy, or other spiritual caregiver, as relates to the terminal illness of the patient
• Build relationships of care and concern partnering with persons in their spiritual journey, empowering them to draw from their identified areas of strength and support

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Professional development opportunities
• Company-matching 401(k)
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Wellness offerings including an employee assistance program, pet insurance, and access to Calm (a meditation, sleep, and relaxation app)
• Programs to celebrate achievements, milestones, and fellow employees
• Company store credit for first AccentCare-branded scrubs for patient-facing employees