Hospice Chaplain: Spiritual Care & Family Support

Bridge Home Health and Hospice; Salinas (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridge Home Health and Hospice is seeking a Hospice Chaplain to provide spiritual care to patients and families, either directly or through coordination with other counselors. The role includes assessment, care planning, and direct spiritual services within a hospice setting.

You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, maintain EMR documentation, and participate in quality improvement initiatives. Home visits require driving; geriatrics and hospice experience are valued, with adherence

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology, with BD, MDiv, or equivalent.
• Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver.
• Minimum one year of healthcare pastor/chaplain experience; hospice experience preferred.

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

Autonomy

Organization

Assertiveness

Flexibility

Cooperation

Education

BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree

Job description

Bridge Home Health and Hospice is seeking a Hospice Chaplain to provide spiritual care to patients and families, either directly or through coordination with other counselors. The role includes assessment, care planning, and direct spiritual services within a hospice setting.

You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, maintain EMR documentation, and participate in quality improvement initiatives. Home visits require driving; geriatrics and hospice experience are valued, with adherence