Hospice Spiritual Care Coordinator for Christian provider; Chaplain

Empyrean Hospice; Aiken (SC); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Employee assistance program

Professional development

Mileage reimbursement

Career growth

Job summary

Empyrean Hospice is seeking a Spiritual Care Coordinator to support patients and families with compassionate spiritual services and to coordinate care with a team of professionals.

The role involves direct spiritual care, assessment, and collaboration with community chaplains, while maintaining records and promoting ethical standards within hospice care.

Qualifications

• Professionalism, compassion, empathy and a desire to help others.
• Seminary/school of theology graduate with clinical experience in death and dying or counseling.
• Self-directed with ability to work with minimal supervision within a care team.
• Understanding hospice philosophy and grief counseling experience or groups.
• Ability to network with community clergy and congregations.
• Strong written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
• Willingness to maintain knowledge of information systems/software.

Responsibilities

• Represent Empyrean Hospice professionally and compassionately.
• Provide spiritual assessment for patients and families and ensure timely services.
• Develop individualized care plans through comprehensive assessments.
• Operate as part of the interdisciplinary care team and educate on spiritual care.
• Provide direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.
• Coordinate with community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
• Maintain records of spiritual care services and activities.
• Recruit community chaplains and volunteers to meet needs and educate congregations.
• Arrange funeral or memorial services as requested; plan periodic memorials.
• Assist supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients.
• Uphold ethical standards in business and clinical practice.

Skills

Spiritual care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Community networking

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Driver's license

Technology literacy

Education

BD/MDiv or equivalent

Tools

Information systems

Job description

We are a Christian hospice offering the highest quality clinical care and the love and salvation of Jesus Christ.

Empyrean Hospice hires Spiritual Care Coordinators for the provision of spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of Empyrean Hospice, either directly or through coordination of care with other spiritual counselors.

Salary or hourly rate listed is the base for this role; increase commensurate with experience.

Position Overview – Spiritual Care Coordinator:

• Represent Empyrean Hospice with the utmost professionalism and compassion
• Provide spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and ensure appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner
• Facilitate the development of the individualized plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs
• Serve as a member of the interdisciplinary group and provide consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care
• Provide direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers
• Serve as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors
• Maintain records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities
• Recruit 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
• Provide for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested
• Plan 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
• Ensure standards of ethical business and clinical practice are prioritized

Who is Empyrean Hospice?

With Empyrean Hospice, we are family. We are committed to caring for people at end of life with the same level of dedication and compassion we would choose for our own loved ones. Our core values are the foundation for our dedication to integrity and clinical excellence.

Empyrean is a national company with community heart. We provide resources and leadership to support our care teams across the country so they can focus on the quality-of-life care and clinical excellence for the patients and families we serve. Our culture fosters a focus on our care delivery with work-life balance and support for our team members through manageable caseloads and professional growth supported by a team of expert leaders.

Empyrean offers ongoing professional education opportunities, manageable caseloads, and a benefits package for eligible employees.

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits include paid time off (PTO), dental, health, life, and vision insurance, an employee assistance program, and professional development assistance
• Mileage reimbursement plan
• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Position Qualifications

• Professionalism, compassion, empathy, and a desire to help others
• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree). Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver
• Self-directing with the ability to work with little direct supervision, yet also as member of a complete care team
• Understand the philosophy of hospice care and of grief response and experience with counseling individuals and/or in groups regarding loss
• Demonstrate comfort in an interfaith setting with ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values
• Ability to network with community clergy and congregations
• Possess strong communication skills, verbal and written, and organization skills
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order
• Must possess a willingness to maintain comprehensive working knowledge regarding information systems and applicable software programs

Empyrean Hospice is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or veteran status.

Candidates for employment with Empyrean understand that Empyrean expressly does not want employees to use, and employee's responsibilities and duties with Empyrean will not require or involve, any trade secrets or other confidential information secrets that employee may have obtained from former employers or any other third party. Further, Empyrean expects and facilitates disclosure of, and compliance with, any obligations with any prior employers or other third parties that may legally apply to an employee.