PRN Chaplain

Deercreekseniorliving; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Deercreekseniorliving is looking for a Hospice Chaplain in Cedar Park, Texas, responsible for providing spiritual care to patients and families in hospice. The role involves working closely with interdisciplinary teams and community spiritual counselors to ensure that individual spiritual needs are met.

The ideal candidate should have a degree from an accredited seminary and experience in hospice care or dealing with death and dying. A valid driver's license and a willingness to work in an interfaith setting are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working with death and dying.
• Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.
• Must be a licensed driver with an insured vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual care services to patients and families.
• Facilitate individualized plans of care.
• Maintain records of spiritual care services.

Skills

Interfaith setting comfort

Networking with community clergy

Team collaboration

Understanding of hospice philosophy

Education

Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Hospice Chaplain is responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of Hospice of the South Plains, either directly or through coordination of care with other spiritual counselors.

Essential Job Functions / 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.

Position 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 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 a vehicle that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order.
• Hospice/experience preferred.

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.