Position: Chaplain Part Time
Pay
$24.00 / hr. - $31.50 / hr. 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.
- Willing and able to accurately utilize any automated device required to document in the electronic medical record, with all visit documentation completed on the day of the visit.
- Must be willing and available in an on-call rotation to make after hours visits (evenings and/or weekends) when needed for a patient’s death, funeral, or admission, etc. or spiritual crisis.
- Assists with bereavement telephone calls to caregivers following the death of a patient.
Qualifications
A graduate degree from an accredited theological school or seminary with emphasis in religion, divinity, pastoral counseling, or related field. M.Div. preferred. At least 1 year of chaplaincy experience in a healthcare setting preferred. Comfort in an interfaith setting and ability to work with individuals with diverse lifestyles, beliefs/values, and cultures.
If you see yourself as a good fit and want to join our team apply today! Caris HealthCare is an affiliate of NHC. EOE
