Adult Palliative Care Counselor
Listed compensation
$31.49–$37.05 /hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
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Expected pay for this position is $31.49 - $37.05/hour. Actual pay will be determined by experience, skills and internal equity. This is a Salaried position.
Overview
Position Summary
The Adult Palliative Care Counselor provides counseling, critical psycho-social support to palliative care patients through the palliative Care Service consult team. Responsible for the provision of psychological services to patients and their family affected by chronic and/or life-limiting conditions.
Conducts appropriate assessment of patient and family mental health needs. Provides consultation to healthcare professionals regarding the impact of psycho-social factors on patients' illness.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Education
Master’s degree
Experience
3 years’ related work experience in social work or counseling.
Licensure/ Certification
IDFPR (Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation) issued Social Worker License OR IDFPR issued Clinical Soc Worker License OR IDFPR issued Prof Counselor License OR IDFPR issued Clinical Counselor License
Preferred Qualifications
Licensure/ Certification
- Prof Counselor License OR Clinical Counselor License
- OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Key Responsibilities
The Adult Palliative Care Counselor provides critical psycho-social support and mental health assessments to patients and families facing chronic or life-limiting conditions. They also consult with healthcare professionals to address the impact of psycho-social factors on patient illness.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Palliative Care — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 32% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$71k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $71k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Peoria
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $153k
- Typical market rent
- $1,266/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 91.2
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Peoria, IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.