Hospice Chaplain

Best Home Health Providers, Inc.; Suisun City (CA); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible Schedule

Paid Sick Days

Paid Bereavement Leave

Mileage Reimbursement for Patient to 0

Referral Bonus

Skills Training & Development

Company Social Events

Résumé du poste

Affinity Hospice Care, Inc. is seeking a dedicated Hospice Chaplain to provide spiritual care to patients and families, either directly or in coordination with other spiritual counselors.

The role emphasizes assessment, care planning, and compassionate presence across diverse faiths in a hospice setting. Responsibilities include developing care plans, serving on the interdisciplinary team, liaising with community chaplains, documenting services, and supporting memorial and bereavement needs.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, Mdiv or equivalent theological degree).
• Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver.
• Ability to work as member of interdisciplinary team/group.
• Comfort in an interfaith setting. 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.
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state/or organization requirements and is in good working order.
• Hospice/ experience preferred.
• Flexible Schedule
• Ability to Convert to Full-Time Based On Performance If Interested
• Paid Sick Days
• Paid Bereavement Leave
• Skills Training & Development
• Company Social Events
• Mileage Reimbursement for Patient to Patient Visits
• Referral Bonus

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Interfaith collaboration

Community clergy networking

Hospice philosophy knowledge

Compassionate caregiving

Formation

BD, Mdiv or equivalent theological degree

Description du poste

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

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/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 revislon.
• 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 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.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, Mdiv or equivalent theological degree).

• Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver.

• Ability to work as member of interdisciplinary team/group.

• Comfort in an interfaith setting. 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.

• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state/or organization requirements and is in good working order.

• Hospice/ experience preferred.

• Flexible Schedule

• Ability to Convert to Full-Time Based On Performance If Interested

• Paid Sick Days

• Paid Bereavement Leave

• Skills Training & Development

• Company Social Events

• Mileage Reimbursement for Patient to Patient Visits

• Referral Bonus