What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice Chaplain position at Serenity Hospice?
Serenity Hospice is seeking a Hospice Chaplain for our Salem team.
Looking for meaningful work with supportive leadership and great benefits? At Serenity Hospice, we help families through their toughest moments - and we support our clinicians every step of the way. We prioritize connection over quotas, to build trust and truly focus on care.
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am to 5pm
What We offer:
- Great culture and team atmosphere
- Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, disability), effective pm the first of the month
- 401(k) retirement plan with a generous company match
- Generous time off accruals
- Paid holidays
- Mileage reimbursement
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Referral Program
- Merit Increases
- Employee Discount Programs
What Youll Do:
- Performs spiritual bereavement assessments of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program in a timely manner and ensure that identified needs are addressed in the patients plan of care
- Provides direct spiritual care and bereavement counseling to patients and families/caregivers
- Demonstrates exceptional service to patients, families, referral sources, co-workers, and other customers. Assists team members as needed to ensure that this level of service is consistently provided
- Provides accurate and timely documentation of patient services to reflect the plan of care
- Attends group meetings to facilitate coordination of care and discussion of interdisciplinary group involvement
- Provides consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care and bereavement counseling
- Participates in Continuous Care and on call, if necessary
- Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients families/caregivers as needed
- Assumes responsibility in directing the development and implementation of the bereavement plan of care and the frequency of service delivery; make available bereavement services for up to one year following the death of the patient
Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited seminary or school of theology and/or a certificate of ordination or commission from a religious faith group; completion of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) preferred
- Previous hospice experience working with death and dying strongly preferred
- Comfortable in an interfaith setting and able to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values
- Valid drivers license and proof of insurance is required