Chaplain (Part-Time)

Compassionate Care; Ridgecrest (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Compassionate Care Hospice is seeking a dedicated Hospice Chaplain in Central CA to provide spiritual care to patients and families, coordinating with other spiritual counselors as needed.

The role involves direct spiritual care, care planning, liaison with community chaplains, team participation, and outreach to recruit volunteers and clergy. A seminary- or theology-school degree and hospice context experience are preferred for this position.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited seminary or theology school (BD, MDiv or equivalent).
• Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary group.
• Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.
• Ability to network with community clergy and congregations.
• Knowledge of and commitment to hospice philosophy of care.
• If making home visits, must be a licensed driver with insured vehicle in good working order.
• Hospice/experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and timely services.
• Facilitates development of the plan of care by participating in comprehensive assessment.
• Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.
• Serves as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
• Maintains records of spiritual care services and related activities for QA and program development.
• Documents direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
• Attends patient care conferences and interdisciplinary meetings as a member of the team.
• Provides consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care.
• Recruits community chaplains and spiritual care volunteers to meet needs.
• Provides funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
• Plans periodic memorial services for personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors.
• Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/families.
• Participates in quality improvement teams and activities.
• Accepts and performs other related duties as required.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Cultural sensitivity

Community networking

Hospice philosophy understanding

Education

Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, MDiv or equivalent)

Job description

The Hospice Chaplain is responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of Compassionate Care Hospice Central CA, either directly or through coordination of care with other spiritual counselors.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

• 1) Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner.
• 2) Facilitates the development of the individualized the plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs.
• 3) Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.
• 4) Serves as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
• 5) Maintains records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revision.
• 6) Documents direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
• 7) Attends patient care conference and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group.
• 8) Provides consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care.
• 9) Recruits community chaplains, spiritual counselors, and spiritual care volunteers adequate to meet patient and family/caregiver needs by developing community contacts and offering education through congregations about hospice care.
• 10) Provides for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
• 11) Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team.
• 12) Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/ families/caregivers.
• 13) Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
• 14) Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.

Position Qualifications

• 1) Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree). Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver.
• 2) Ability to work as member of interdisciplinary group.
• 4) Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.
• 5) Ability to network with community clergy and congregations.
• 6) Knowledge of and commitment to hospice philosophy of care.
• 7) If making home visits, must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order.
• 8) Hospice/experience preferred.

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