Hospice Chaplain

Anchor Health; California (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Anchor Health is seeking a Chaplain to provide spiritual care to patients and families in the hospice program. The role includes direct spiritual care, assessments, and coordination with community chaplains.

The qualified candidate will have a BD/MDiv or equivalent and experience with death and dying, working with individuals and families. The position involves serving as a liaison with the interdisciplinary team and supporting memorial services.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, MDiv or equivalent).
• Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.
• Assure spiritual assessments and timely services in hospice.
• Develop individualized care plans through comprehensive spiritual assessments.
• Coordinate with community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
• Document services and communications for QA and policy review.
• Attend patient care conferences as part of the interdisciplinary team.
• Offer consultation and education to the team on spiritual care.
• Recruit community chaplains and volunteers to meet patient needs.
• Coordinate funeral or memorial services upon request.
• Plan memorial services for staff, volunteers and clergy.
• Supervise spiritual care volunteers when assigned.
• Participate in quality assessment and performance improvement activities.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Spiritual care

Communication

Education

BD/MDiv or equivalent

Job description

Are you looking for a work place where you can make a genuine difference?

Anchor Health is committed to the communities of which we serve, the patients and families we have the honor of caring for and the employees who have chosen us as their work family.

The Chaplain is responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of Anchor Health LLC, either directly or through coordination of care with other spiritual counselors.

Requirements

• 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.