What are the responsibilities and job description for the Spiritual Counselor position at CareConnectMD Inc?
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Assures spiritual assessment of patients, and families/caregivers in the palliative care program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner
- Participates in 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 or 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
- Recruit community chaplains, spiritual counselors, and spiritual care volunteers adequate to meet patient and family/caregivers needs by developing community contacts and offering education through congregations about palliative care
- Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement team and activities
- Provides funeral or memorial services for patients as requested
- Plan periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the palliative care team
- Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required
Education and Experience
- Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, M.Div., or equivalent theological degree) who has training in palliative care and/or hospice OR has experience in hospice or palliative care OR has or eligible for board certification.
OR
- A spiritual care professional who has training in palliative care and/or hospice care or experience in hospice or palliative care including a parish nurse.
- Hospice experience preferred
Essential Skills and Abilities
- Ability to work as member of interdisciplinary group
- Comfort in an interfaith setting
- Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values
- Ability to network with community clergy and congregations
- Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order.
- Self-starter that can work independently and collaboratively, prioritize tasks and has initiative and excitement to take on unfamiliar tasks.
- Advanced knowledge of word processing, graphic presentation and computer software related to specific tasks
- Demonstrated excellent computer and word processing skills with special emphasis on calendaring, presentation, and spreadsheet capabilities
- Working knowledge of company policies, procedures, and operations
- Excellent composition, grammar, and business language skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management, patients, and family members.
- Creative, flexible, well organized, resourceful, and detail-oriented
- Excellent judgment in handling confidential and sensitive information
- Ability to work independently, set priorities and handle multiple tasks with a high level of efficiency
- Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with others
- Ability to work across locations and time zones
Core Competencies
- Instills trust
- Customer focus
- Manages ambiguity
- Collaborates
- Drives results