Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
HOSPICE CHAPLAIN
The Hospice Chaplain is responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of Quality Hospice, either directly or through coordination of care with other ministers or spiritual counselors.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Graduate of accredited seminary or equivalent training in the pastoral ministry. experience in death and dying, individuals, and family/caregiver.
- Comfortable working with interfaith setting, different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs and values. Is able to network with community clergy and congregations.
KEY 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 the 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.
- Attends in-services, seminars, or other meetings as assigned by the immediate supervisor or other management.
- Maintains confidentiality of information related to business practices, business activities, and personnel.
- Maintains a professional attitude when working with staff, fostering the team philosophy and team environment for all personnel.
- Does not allow personal affairs to interfere with scheduled work time.
- Maintains a professional appearance at all times.
- Provides proper notification and/or advance notice of absence or tardiness without abuse.
- Participates willingly with special projects and/or overtime work when requested.
- Follows all agency policies and procedures.
Job Tags
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