Hospice Chaplain: Provide Spiritual Comfort & Care

Bridge Home Health; Salinas (CA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridge Home Health in California is seeking a Hospice Chaplain to provide spiritual care to patients and families, coordinating with the care team to meet identified spiritual needs. The role involves direct care, documentation, and collaboration with community chaplains.

Primary duties include assessing spiritual needs, developing care plans, and supporting the interdisciplinary group. CPR certification is required; the position follows the schedule of 8 hrs/wk - 32 hrs/month.

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 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 a 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.
• Provides 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
• Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
• Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.
• Maintain current documentation on EMR system according to organization policies/procedures and applicable laws/regulations.
• Complies and maintains current CPR certification.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Autonomy

Compassionate care

Hospice knowledge

Education

BD/MDiv or equivalent theology degree

Job description

Bridge Home Health in California is seeking a Hospice Chaplain to provide spiritual care to patients and families, coordinating with the care team to meet identified spiritual needs. The role involves direct care, documentation, and collaboration with community chaplains.

Primary duties include assessing spiritual needs, developing care plans, and supporting the interdisciplinary group. CPR certification is required; the position follows the schedule of 8 hrs/wk - 32 hrs/month.