Chapters Health System·Aldie, Virginia
The Chaplain provides spiritual, religious, and emotional support to patients and families facing advanced illness and end-of-life care. They collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop holistic care plans and perform religious services as requested.
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The Hospice Chaplain fulfills an essential role in developing a holistic plan of care to meet the individualized goals of the patient and family. The Chaplain’s expertise lies in identifying and addressing issues related to spiritual, religious, and emotional needs in advance illness at end of life.
1. Aligns all professional practice with Capital Caring mission to provide the highest quality advanced illness care with Dignity, Respect, and Compassion by incorporating Capital Caring Health values to provide person-centered care, treat everyone with respect, and to practice with integrity. 2. Functions as a member of the inter-disciplinary team (IDT), reporting in a timely manner any observed/reported changes in patient/family condition to appropriate members of the team. To include, collaborating on care planning and coordinating provision of care. 3. Performs religious services of prayer, worship and rituals for patients, families and staff as requested. This may include conducting patient memorial services and funerals, Baptisms, offering Communion, and other services as indicated. 4. The Chaplain provides spiritual support and acts as a resource to members of the IDT, as needed. 5. The Chaplain seeks opportunities and is expected to provide education to the community-at-large. 6. The Chaplain participates in all scheduled staff, organizational, or discipline-specific meetings. 7. Demonstrates flexibility with work schedule, including working evenings/weekends as needed to meet the needs of patients, staff, and the organization. 8. Chaplain participates in hospice sponsored in-service training and continuing education opportunities. Chaplain may also participate in community sponsored training opportunities as directed. 9. Serves on both internal Capital Caring Health and external Community committees or teams as approved by organizational leadership. 10. Participates in orientation of all new-hires, interns and volunteer staff as requested. 11. Chaplain regularly provides Family Services On-Call coverage as directed for evenings, weekends, and holidays. 12. Chaplain collaborates with facility staff upon each patient visit and documents visit details in accordance with facility protocol.
Organization/Regulatory
Compliance: 1. Performs spiritual assessment within 5 days of the patient’s admission to determine the spiritual needs and strengths of the patient/family. 2. Develops a plan of care with patient/family, the physician, the nurse, the social worker, and other members of the interdisciplinary team (IDT) that is individualized to meet the patient/family spiritual needs. a. Identifies problems, goals and interventions and revises and updates them based on input and a reassessment every 14 days (two weeks). b.
The spiritual/pastoral plan of care: i. Demonstrates an effort to work in close collaboration with local clergy ii. Provides spiritual support as needed and defined by the patient/family 3. Uses approved forms and assessment/documentation tools according to Capital Caring Health policies and procedures. Completes documentation for each visit on day of visit with preference to document at time of visit. 4. Follows all rules and regulations as required when visiting patients in facilities. Complies with facility documentation requirements.
People/Communications: 1. Participates in and contributes to the IDT through regular attendance, active discussion of patient and family needs, and routine collaboration and/or joint patient visits conducted with members of the IDT. Complies with IDT documentation requirements. 2. Acts as a communication bridge between patient/family and the IDT to facilitate understanding of the psycho-spiritual needs and any issues related to patient care.
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Offers patients/families of differing philosophies and religious beliefs the opportunity to discuss and explore their thoughts, feelings, and values.
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Develops and maintains effective relationship with community clergy and spiritual leaders.
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Fosters and maintains partnerships with faith-based community groups with the aim of assessing faith community needs and developing action plans geared towards raising awareness of Capital Caring Health services.
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Regularly participates in speaking engagements in collaboration with organizational leadership.
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Routinely collaborates and communicates with facility staff, performs requested spiritual services and provides education as requested.
Financial Stewardship: 1.
Achieves expected productivity standard (to include patient visits and caseload) as defined by the organization and in alignment with best practices.
$55,580.29 - $82,725.70
This position requires consent to drug and/or alcohol testing after a conditional offer of employment is made, as well as on-going compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Policy.
All Chapters Health System employees performing services for Florida affiliates are submitted through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse to verify eligibility after a conditional offer of employment is made as well as ongoing eligibility. For more information, please visit https://info.flclearinghouse.com/ [https://info.flclearinghouse.com/].
Candidates must have a Master of Divinity or equivalent graduate degree, ordination or official endorsement, and four certified units of clinical pastoral education. At least three years of pastoral or pastoral counseling experience is required.
Market context
Behavioral-health roles in Virginia commonly draw steady demand as agencies and treatment programs look for clinicians who can support counseling, care coordination, and recovery services. These positions are competitive because a valid CSAC license is required, while a psychology or counseling degree and treatment-industry experience are preferred; benefits often include PTO and health-related coverage. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save time, and confirm your licensure details before applying.
