Hospice Chaplain

Amedisys, Inc.; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 37,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Amedisys, Inc. is seeking a PRN spiritual care provider to support patients, families, and caregivers in a hospice setting in San Antonio, Texas.

The role involves direct spiritual care or coordination with other counselors, ensuring care aligns with patients' spiritual resources and needs. Responsibilities include documenting needs, offering prayer and sacraments when invited, and collaborating with the care team.

Qualifications

• Ordained and endorsed minister, priest, rabbi or a member of a religious order preferred, or lay person with certified pastoral care training.
• One or more years of experience in a health care setting or with death and dying.
• Comfort working in an interfaith setting.
• Proficiency with basic computer functions and online HR services.

Responsibilities

• Represents spiritual presence and connection with the hospice movement's religious roots.
• Provides spiritual resources to patients and families and coordinates care with other counselors.
• Documents spiritual needs in intake/assessment and progress notes in charts.
• Engages in patient care conferences about spiritual needs and reports interventions.
• Provides direct spiritual counsel, prayer, and sacraments when invited.
• Interacts with the patient/family clergy if requested.
• Encourages planning for funeral arrangements and may officiate services.
• Present at time of death when requested.
• Distributes literature and spiritual resources to patients and families.
• Participates in the patient/family care plan and performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interfaith setting experience

Hospice care familiarity

Education

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

Job description

Responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients/families/caregivers, either directly or through the coordination of care with other spiritual counselors.

Overview

PRN

$27 - $32 Hourly

Responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients/families/caregivers, either directly or through the coordination of care with other spiritual counselors.

Responsibilities

• Represents a spiritual presence and connection with the religious/spiritual roots of the hospice movement.
• Provides a constant reminder to hospice workers that, beyond the physical and emotional support given, patients may desire to have spiritual resources of their choosing.
• Serves as a spiritual resource to team members and assists them in their growth or in dealing with their grief.
• Documents the patient and/or family's religious/spiritual needs and resources on the intake/assessment form and completes progress notes in the patient's chart following each contact.
• Raises, when appropriate in a patient care conference, the possibility of spiritual needs of the patient and family and reports interventions.
• Provides, when invited, direct spiritual counsel, prayer and sacraments to patients and their families.
• Interfaces with the patient/family's own clergyman, rabbi or congregation, if requested.
• Encourages patients and families to plan the funeral, wills, requests, obituaries and interment in advance. Remains available to officiate at funeral services if requested.
• Present at time of death, if requested.
• Provides literature and spiritual resources that may be of assistance to patients and families.
• Participates in the patient/family problem-oriented care plan.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required

• Ordained and endorsed minister, priest, rabbi or a member of a religious order preferred or lay person with certified training in pastoral care. Professional experience in a religious agency or institution may be considered in lieu of a formalized education.
• One (1+) year of experience in a health care setting or with death and dying.
• Comfort working in an interfaith setting.
• Must be familiar with general use an functions of the computer, such as user names and password concepts; internet; email; navigation of computer desktop, including starting programs, using files, and windows, effectively use navigation buttons and tool bars; ability to self-manage online HR services and online training programs.

Preferred

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (Bachelor of Divinity, Master of Divinity or equivalent theological degree or training).

Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected characteristic.