Hospice Chaplain: Compassionate Spiritual Care Leader

Anchor Health; Tracy (CA); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 76 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Anchor Health seeks a chaplain to provide emotional and spiritual support to hospice patients and families, delivering direct spiritual care, participating in assessments, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team.

Graduate theology/chaplaincy required; hospice experience preferred; ability to respect diverse beliefs and cultures; active participation in quality initiatives and community outreach.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited theology or chaplaincy program (BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree).
• Experience working with death and dying, hospice experience preferred.
• Knowledge of and commitment to hospice philosophy of care.
• Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
• Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.

Connaissances

Spiritual care

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication

Quality improvement

Formation

BD/MDiv or equivalent theology degree

Description du poste

Anchor Health seeks a chaplain to provide emotional and spiritual support to hospice patients and families, delivering direct spiritual care, participating in assessments, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team.

Graduate theology/chaplaincy required; hospice experience preferred; ability to respect diverse beliefs and cultures; active participation in quality initiatives and community outreach.