Chaplain- Hospice & Home Health

Covenant Living Communities and Services; Turlock (CA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Covenant Living Communities and Services is seeking a Hospice Chaplain to provide spiritual care to patients, families, and staff within CovenantCare Home Health and Hospice. You will assess needs, develop individualized spiritual plans, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams.

The role involves participating in care conferences, offering education on spiritual care, and, when needed, conducting funeral or memorial services. Hospice philosophy and interfaith sensitivity are essential.

Qualifications

• Completion or commitment toward 1-2 units of CPE or equivalent clinical training.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct spiritual care to patients, families/caregivers, and staff fitting to their unique needs and in a timely manner.
• Lead caregiver support groups when needed.
• Maintain records of spiritual care services utilization for QA, program development, and policies review.
• Serve as liaison to community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
• Attend patient care conferences as a member of the interdisciplinary group.
• Provide consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care.
• Provide funeral or memorial services as requested/needed.

Skills

Interfaith counseling

Client-centered care

Communication

Education

CPE units

Board certification in progress

Tools

Electronic Medical Records

Documentation tools

Job description

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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 and CovenantCare Home Health and Hospice 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.