Chaplain- Hospice & Home Health

Covenant Retirement Communities & Covenant Care; Turlock (CA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

PTO & six paid holidays

403(b) with 3% employer match

Fitness center access

Job summary

Covenant Living & CovenantCare at Home is seeking a Hospice Chaplain to provide direct spiritual care to patients, families, and staff in a hospice or home health setting. The role includes leading caregiver support groups, coordinating with other chaplains, and documenting care activities in accordance with policies.

The position emphasizes interfaith sensitivity, experience with death and dying, and commitment to hospice philosophy.

Qualifications

• Completion or commitment toward 1-2 units of CPE or equivalent training preferred.
• Board certification (or progression toward) by a national spiritual care organization preferred.
• Experience with death and dying and hospice settings encouraged.
• Comfort working in an interfaith environment.
• Hospice experience preferred.
• Knowledge and commitment to hospice philosophy of care.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct spiritual care to patients, families, and staff in hospice or home health.
• Lead caregiver support groups when needed and coordinate care with spiritual counselors.
• Maintain records of spiritual care services for QA and program development.
• Serve as liaison to community chaplains and spiritual counselors; attend care conferences.
• Offer consultation and education to the interdisciplinary team on spiritual care.
• Provide funeral or memorial services as requested.

Skills

Interfaith counseling

Spiritual care

Patient-family support

Education

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)

Board certification (spiritual care)

Job description

We Are Inspired to Serve. Join us! The Hospice Chaplain is responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients, families/caregivers and staff of CovenantCare Home Health and Hospice, either directly or through coordination of care with other spiritual counselors. Provides direct spiritual care to patients, families/caregivers, and staff fitting to their unique needs and in a timely manner. Where needed, lead/facilitate caregiver support groups. Assures spiritual assessment and development of individualized spiritual plan of care for patients/caregivers in the hospice or home health program. Maintains records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revision. Serves as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors. Document direct service and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselors. Attends patient care conference and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group. Provides consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care. Provides funeral or memorial services as requested/ needed for patients, families, and hospice team.

Experience, Credentials, and Qualifications: Completion or commitment toward 1-2 units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) or equivalent clinical training, preferred. Board certification (or progression toward) by a national professional spiritual care organization, preferred. Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver. Comfort in an interfaith setting. Hospice experience preferred. Knowledge of and commitment to hospice philosophy of care.

Compensation Pay Range: $80,591.00 - $113,388.50 per year Reasonable Pay Estimate A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this position is $80,591.00 - $113,388.50 per year. There are numerous factors taken into consideration in determining the actual offered rate of pay, including but not limited to: job-related qualifications, experience, skills, education, geographic location, and consideration of internal and external equity.

For full time employees, we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Paid Time Off (PTO) & six paid holidays
• 403(b) with a 3% employer match
• Fitness center use at most facilities

Various voluntary benefits:

• Life, AD&D
• Tuition assistance and scholarships
• Employee assistance program
• Legal services, home/auto insurance, discount purchasing program
• Pet Insurance

For more information about Covenant Living and CovenantCare at Home, please visit www.covliving.org or www.covenantcareathome.org.

Covenant Living & CovenantCare at Home are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances.

We believe we are a great place to work. Covenant Living & CovenantCare at Home are faith-based Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) & Home Health organization. From the establishment of our first community – Covenant Home of Chicago in 1886 – to becoming the fifth-largest not-for-profit CCRC sponsor in the LeadingAge Ziegler Top 150, our goal has been to provide outstanding care and services to senior adults. We believe we are inspired to serve. We create joy and peace of mind for residents and their families by providing a better way of life. These are the standards of behavior we hold ourselves to in serving our residents.

Safety I learn & follow safety policies & procedures. I immediately report unsafe conditions for staff, residents, & guests and fix when possible. I protect residents, co-workers, & myself from unsafe conditions and practices by reporting unsafe conditions and fixing it or having it fixed. Courtesy I smile & acknowledge everyone that I encounter. I carry myself in a manner that projects positivity, approachability, & respectfulness. I address the concerns of others by actively listening & seeking solutions. Responsiveness I take initiative to respond to the needs of others in a timely manner to achieve resolution. I anticipate the needs of others and respond in a timely manner. I communicate to others who need to join me in responding to the needs of others. I return phone calls within 24 hours. I identify action steps and communicate them to all vested parties. Image I ensure our environment is professional, welcoming, & clean. I follow CL policies, procedures, & all regulations. We believe in making a difference in other’s lives. We have approximately 3,200 employees serving more than 5,000 residents in our nationwide family of continuing care retirement communities and home health. Construction and development continues on several of our 14 campuses, ensuring ever more exciting opportunities for employees to serve residents.