Part-time Hospice Chaplain

Pennant Group; Ocean Shores (WA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Travel stipend

Flexible scheduling

Referral program

Collaborative team

Job summary

Puget Sound Home Health and Hospice in Washington is seeking an experienced Hospice Chaplain for our Thurston, Grays Harbor, and Mason County service area. This role starts part-time with a path to full-time as needs grow.

You will provide spiritual support to patients and families, coordinate religious services with the care team, and participate in bereavement programs and on-call rotations as required.

Qualifications

• Theological education appropriate for chaplaincy is required.
• Demonstrates good verbal/written communication, and organization skills.
• Experience in a health care or hospice setting required.
• Experience providing grief counseling to individuals and/or families.
• Be a licensed driver with an insured automobile in good working order.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual and pastoral counseling to patients, families, or employees.
• Coordinate religious services in conformance with patient religious needs.
• Lead and inspire an interdisciplinary team in end-of-life care.
• Ensure bereavement and spiritual assessment and services are rendered timely.
• Support hospice personnel with bereavement care and programs.
• Coordinate bereavement and volunteer services with staff.
• Possibly cover on-call rotations for after hours and weekend needs.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Grief counseling

Education

BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree

Job description

Puget Sound Home Health and Hospice is seeking an experienced Part-time Hospice Chaplain (moving to Full-time in the future) for our Hospice division in Thurston, Grays Harbor, and Mason County! We are looking for someone just as passionate as we are about providing quality patient care.

Benefits:

• $28-34 an hour, DOE
• Mileage reimbursement and Travel Stipend
• Employee referral program
• Flexible scheduling
• A fun, collaborative, and supportive team!

What does a Hospice Chaplain do?

• Chaplains provide spiritual and pastoral counseling to patients, families, or employees.
• Communicate plans to the registered nurse & the interdisciplinary group.
• Chaplains coordinate and plan religious services in conformance with the patient’s religious needs.
• Lead, coordinate, and inspire an interdisciplinary team in providing holistic end-of-life care.
• Ensures bereavement/spiritual assessment and services are rendered in timely manner.
• Provides bereavement support to hospice personnel
• Plans for Bereavement Program development, expansion, and refinement through annual evaluation of services.
• Actively participate in hospice quality assessment performance improvement teams.
• Counsel patient and family/caregivers with identified coping difficulties.
• Coordinate bereavement and volunteer services with all hospice staff.
• Helps to possibly cover on call rotations for after hours and weekend needs.

What do we require of you?

• Theological education appropriate for chaplaincy is required (BD, MDiv, or equivalent theological degree).
• Demonstrates good verbal/written communication, and organization skills.
• Experience in a health care or hospice setting required.
• Experience providing grief counseling to individuals and/or families.
• Be a licensed driver with an insured automobile in good working order.
• BLS certification required

About the company:

We pride ourselves on our quality of care and ethical business practices as well as our foundational Core Values of CAPLICO :

• Customer Second (Employee First)
• Accountability
• Passion for Learning
• Love One Another
• Intelligent Risk Taking
• Celebration
• Ownership

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.