Hospice Chaplain - Symbii Home Health and Hospice

The Pennant Group; Logan (UT); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

The Pennant Group in Logan, UT is seeking a part-time Hospice Chaplain to provide compassionate spiritual care to patients and families in the hospice program. You will assess spiritual needs, contribute to care planning, and deliver direct care while coordinating with other chaplains and the care team.

Responsibilities include documentation, participation in interdisciplinary meetings, outreach to community clergy, volunteer recruitment, and support for memorial services; equal opportunity

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD/MDiv or equivalent).
• Experience with death and dying; hospice experience preferred.
• Ability to work in an interfaith setting and collaborate with the care team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct spiritual assessments for patients and families and coordinate services.
• Develop and participate in individualized plans of care for spiritual needs.
• Provide direct spiritual care and support to patients, families, and caregivers.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team and community chaplains; recruit volunteers as needed.
• Maintain documentation of services and participate in QA/PI activities.
• Attend care conferences and provide education on spiritual care.

Skills

Interfaith care

Spiritual care

Teamwork

Documentation

Education

BD/MDiv

Job description

## Hospice Chaplain - Symbii Home Health and HospiceApplylocations: Logan, UTtime type: Part timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR63426**JOB SUMMARY**The Hospice Chaplain is responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of Cornerstone Healthcare, Inc., either directly or through coordination of care with other spiritual counselors.**DUTIES & 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 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.* The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by the employee of this job. The employee may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.**JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)*** Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology Preferred (BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree). Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver.* Hospice/ experience preferred.* 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.The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.Symbii Home Health provides professional, home-based medical care for patients needing rehabilitation and expert care following surgery, a hospital stay or other illness. For individuals and their caregivers who are facing chronic health conditions, the experienced team at Symbii can help patients achieve their health care goals and promote healing while remaining in the comfort of their home. Symbii Home Health works with each patient’s primary care provider to develop a care plan which will meet their individual needs.We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.