Hospice Chaplain

Deercreekseniorliving; Palm Springs (CA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 58,000; Part time

Job summary

The Cornerstone Healthcare, Inc. hospice program seeks a Part Time Hospice Chaplain to provide spiritual care to patients, families, and caregivers in the Coachella Valley.

The role covers direct care, care planning, and coordination with the interdisciplinary team, with mileage reimbursement for community visits. Responsibilities include conducting spiritual assessments, developing care plans, attending care conferences, recruiting volunteers, and supporting staff with spiritual guidance.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology.
• BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree preferred.
• Experience working with death and dying; Hospice experience preferred.
• Ability to work as member of interdisciplinary team/group.

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.

Skills

Hospice experience

End-of-life care

Team collaboration

Education

Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology

BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

Hospice Chaplain Part Time $37-42/hour plus mileage reimbursement Coachella Valley Coverage Area

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.

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.

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 a dedicated team of local professionals focused on delivering personalized hospice care with an emphasis on quality and excellence. Our staff of caring professionals have roots in this area, and we work with each patient and family to ensure that our care is personalized to respect the unique needs of each person we serve. Regardless of your circumstances, we meet you where you are to give you the care and services that are best suited for your needs.

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.