Hospice Chaplain

Deercreekseniorliving; Cortez (CO); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare services provider is looking for a Hospice Chaplain in Cortez to provide comprehensive spiritual care to patients and their families. The ideal candidate will have a degree in theology and experience in hospice care, working within an interdisciplinary team to support the spiritual needs of clients and community members. This role includes responsibilities such as spiritual assessments, developing care plans, and coordinating with community spiritual resources.

Qualifications

• Experience with death and dying preferred.
• Hospice experience preferred.
• Valid driver's license and access to an automobile required.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families.
• Facilitates the development of individualized care plans.
• Maintains records of spiritual care services.

Skills

Ability to work as member of interdisciplinary team/group

Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values

Ability to network with community clergy and congregations

Education

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

Job description

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

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner.
• Facilitates the development of the individualized plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs.
• 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 utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revision.
• Documents direct services 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.
• 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.
• Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
• Provides for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
• Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team.
• Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/ families/caregivers.
• Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by the employee of this job. The employee may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology Preferred (BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree). Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver.
• Hospice/ experience preferred.
• Ability to work as member of interdisciplinary team/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.
• The ability to drive and/or have access to transportation for agency related travel (e.g. community partners, patients, etc.) is an essential function of the job. Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, maintain automobile insurance coverage and have access to an automobile.

Salary range $24.00- 30.00

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.

We Are Committed to Providing Life Changing Home Health & Home Care Services within Cortez and Grand Junction Area’s and Southern Colorado Home Front. Rated one of the top 100 Home Care Agencies in the United States by Home Care Elite. Pasco SW Home Health is the perfect in-home-care solution for residents who want to maintain their independence and dignity by continuing to live in the comfort of their own homes. Pasco SW Home Health provides skilled care nursing, physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, home makers, CNA and personal care providers.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.