Chaplain; Hospice

Company:Applied Palliative and Hospice Services, Inc.

Job Type:Full-time

Salary: $32.00 / Hour to $45.00 / Hour

• Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program
  and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner.
• Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.
• 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.

• 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.
• 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 an automobile that is insured in accordance with state/or
  organization requirements and is in good working order.