Hospice Spiritual Care Counselor

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Job Title

Hospice Spiritual Care Counselor

Location: Brighton, MI, USA

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  • Employee Type
  • Employee
  • Working Hours Per Week
  • 40

Job Description

Care Where You Are: Where Your Work Truly Matters

Residential Home Health and Hospice is a nationally recognized leader in home health and hospice, and a consistent Top Workplace. If you are a clinician seeking autonomy, meaningful patient relationships, and real career growth; this is where you belong.

We are hiring a Spiritual Care Counselor for a Hospice position providing care to patients in their homes in the Brighton area.

What You’ll Do

Deliver compassionate, patient-centered care in a hospice setting, collaborating with an interdisciplinary team dedicated to comfort, dignity, and quality of life

Conduct spiritual assessments to identify patient and family needs, helping develop care plans that support emotional, spiritual, and end-of-life goals

Provide spiritual counseling, emotional support, and guidance to patients and families of diverse backgrounds and beliefs, helping them navigate the end-of-life journey with comfort, dignity, and compassion

Address complex emotional and spiritual needs, advocate for patient wishes, and maintain accurate, timely, and compliant EMR documentation

  • Work independently but never alone
  • Travel to patient homes within assigned territory
  • Designed for Success
  • Dedicated field education team supporting you from Day 1
  • Leadership that listens, mentors, and champions your growth
  • A collaborative culture where your impact is recognized and your feedback shapes improvement
  • Benefits That Support Your Whole Life
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Pet Insurance
  • Fleet Vehicle Program
  • Generous PTO
  • Pension + 401K
  • Paid parental leave
  • Up to 90% off degrees and certifications through our Purdue University partnership

Spiritual Care Counselor Qualifications

Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree) preferred

Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver

Hospice Experience Preferred

Due to the field-based nature of this home health position, a valid driver’s license and the ability to spend approximately 20% of your workday driving to and from patient locations are required

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

Notice

Successful completion of a drug screen prior to employment is part of our background process, which includes medical and recreational marijuana.

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  • Residential Home Health and Residential Hospice is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Key Responsibilities

Deliver compassionate, patient-centered spiritual care and counseling to hospice patients and their families. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to conduct spiritual assessments and develop care plans that support emotional and end-of-life goals.

Requirements

Requires a graduate degree from an accredited seminary or school of theology. Experience in hospice care or working with death and dying is preferred, along with a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Spiritual assessmentEnd-of-life carePatient advocacyInterdisciplinary collaborationTheological counselingCrisis intervention

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 32% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Counselor by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedCounselor median $75k (middle half $65k–$85k)326 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Counselor listings in Michigan311 active13,559 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 44% remote · 32% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMichigan Counselor listings: 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 30% offer loan repayment311 active listings, Nov 2026
Counselor pay trend−2.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
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About Residential Home Health and Residential Hospice

Home Health Care Services
Troy, Michigan
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Pet Insurance
Fleet Vehicle Program
Generous PTO
Pension + 401K
Paid parental leave
Up to 90% off degrees and certifications through Purdue University partnership

Living in Troy

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$387k
Typical market rent
$1,854/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.