Hospice Spiritual Care Coordinator for Christian provider; Chaplain

Empyrean Hospice; Blairsville (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A Christian hospice provider is looking for a Hospice Spiritual Care Coordinator to deliver compassionate spiritual care to patients and families. This entry-level full-time role offers opportunities for professional growth and a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive compensation and support for manageable caseloads. Ideal candidates should possess a theological degree and a strong desire to assist others during end-of-life care.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Professional development opportunities

Mileage reimbursement plan

Qualifications

• Professionalism, compassion, empathy, and a desire to help others.
• Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver.
• Self-directing with the ability to work with little direct supervision.
• Understand the philosophy of hospice care and grief response.
• Comfort in an interfaith setting and ability to accept different lifestyles.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.
• Must be a licensed driver with an insured automobile.

Responsibilities

• Represent the hospice with professionalism and compassion.
• Provide spiritual assessment of patients and families.
• Facilitate the development of individualized care plans.
• Provide direct spiritual care to patients and families.
• Maintain records of spiritual care activities.
• Recruit community chaplains and spiritual care volunteers.

Education

BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree

1 CPE required

Tools

Information systems

Job description

Hospice Spiritual Care Coordinator for Christian provider; Chaplain

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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. Minimum of 1 CPE required .
• 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.

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