Chaplain

Position: Chaplain

Pay

$55000 - $60000 yearly Depending on Experience

• This position provides in-home spiritual care to patients and family members/caregivers of the hospice program.
• Networks with area clergy providing information about community spiritual resources to patients and families/caregivers upon request.
• Responsible for providing the broad scope of spiritual and pastoral care.
• Provides for the emotional and spiritual dimensions of illness and loss.
• Promotes confidence, trust, understanding and caring through excellent listening skills and appropriate, supportive responses to identified needs.
• Respects the religious/spiritual values, beliefs and practices of persons of all faiths or of no faith tradition.

Responsibilities

• Contacts patient/caregiver within five (5) days of a patient’s admission to hospice care to conduct an initial spiritual assessment. If spiritual care is requested, the initial assessment is to be completed within 48 hours of admission.
• Completes and documents ongoing assessments, interventions and outcomes of patient and family/caregiver concerns and spiritual issues in the Electronic Medical Record.
• In accordance with the Plan of Care (POC), the chaplain will assist the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) in understanding the significant religious issues related to terminal illness, impending loss, and bereavement.
• Coordinates and organizes home visits in the best interests of time and travel.
• Coordinates efforts with community ministers to gain support of various denominations and/or faith groups so that the diverse spiritual needs of the patients can be met effectively.
• Communicates with and supports the patient’s/caregiver’s clergy as appropriate.
• Provides consultation and education to patient, caregiver and hospice staff concerning spiritual/religious concerns affecting end of life care.
• Assists caregivers with funeral arrangements and services as appropriate.
• Provides counseling to members of the Interdisciplinary team as appropriate as well as available to volunteers for counseling when appropriate and participates in volunteer training as needed.