Onsite PRN Hospice Chaplain – Spiritual Care Leader

Luminary Hospice; Mount Vernon (OH); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Luminary Hospice is seeking a PRN Chaplain to provide spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers, directly or through coordination with other spiritual counselors.

Responsibilities include spiritual assessments, developing care plans, delivering direct spiritual care, and serving as liaison to community chaplains. You will document services, participate in care conferences, recruit community chaplains and volunteers, and support memorial services.

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.
• 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.
• Hospice experience preferred.
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order.

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 the 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 conferences 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 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.
• Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
• Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required .

Education

BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree

Job description

Luminary Hospice is seeking a PRN Chaplain to provide spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers, directly or through coordination with other spiritual counselors.

Responsibilities include spiritual assessments, developing care plans, delivering direct spiritual care, and serving as liaison to community chaplains. You will document services, participate in care conferences, recruit community chaplains and volunteers, and support memorial services.