Job Summary:

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

Job 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.
• 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.

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.
• Comfort in an interfaith setting.
• Knowledge of and commitment to hospice philosophy of care.
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order.
• Requires driving on a regular basis by freeway and/or highway if necessary to fulfill the requirements of scheduled patient care.
• Hospice experience preferred.

Skills Required:

• Ability to work as a member of interdisciplinary group.
• Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values
• Ability to network with community clergy and congregations.