Hospice Chaplain & Bereavement Care Leader

Pennant Group; United States; Sur place; USD 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Pennant Group, Inc. through Bluebird Hospice in Meridian, Idaho, is seeking a qualified chaplain to provide compassionate spiritual care within our hospice program.

Graduate of an accredited seminary (BD, MDiv or equivalent) preferred; experience with death/dying and bereavement is valued; 1 unit of CPE preferred. You will assess spiritual needs, coordinate with community chaplains, support families, document services, and participate in quality improvement initiatives to ensure life-changing

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree) preferred.
• Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver.
• 1 unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (C.P.E.) preferred.

Responsabilités

• Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program.
• Assures initial and on-going bereavement assessments of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and an individualized bereavement plan of care is implemented.
• 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.
• Provides bereavement counseling: emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual support and services provided before and after the death of the patient to assist with issues related to grief, loss, and adjustment.
• Serves as a liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
• Facilitates visits by community chaplains, spiritual counselors, local clergy, and others as necessary to help support the patient’s spiritual needs.
• 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.

Connaissances

Spiritual care

Bereavement counseling

Community liaison

Formation

BD/MDiv or equivalent

Description du poste

Pennant Group, Inc. through Bluebird Hospice in Meridian, Idaho, is seeking a qualified chaplain to provide compassionate spiritual care within our hospice program.

Graduate of an accredited seminary (BD, MDiv or equivalent) preferred; experience with death/dying and bereavement is valued; 1 unit of CPE preferred. You will assess spiritual needs, coordinate with community chaplains, support families, document services, and participate in quality improvement initiatives to ensure life-changing