Hospice Chaplain

Hospice Chaplain

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED required
• College degree preferred, Master of Divinity preferred
• Valid Driver’s License
• Experience in a spiritual or religious organization
• One year experience as a Spiritual Professional in a health care institution preferred
• Experience or training in grief/loss counseling
• Working knowledge of community spiritual resources
• Good interpersonal skills
• Reliable transportation
• Valid auto liability insurance

Responsibilities

• Assess hospice patient to identify spiritual needs as evidenced by POC, documentation, clinical records, and IDT conference minutes
• Assess hospice family to identify bereavement needs as evidenced by documentation, and community resource referrals
• Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and participate in the patient care planning process
• Use effective interpersonal relations and communication skills; facilitates the use of these skills by other team members to achieve desirable outcomes
• Meet mandatory continuing education requirements of the agency
• Demonstrate commitment, professional growth, and competency by maintaining a working knowledge of public and private eligibility standards and requirements
• Promote Agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to promote coordination of patient care
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to promote coordination of bereavement care
• Accept clinical assignments that are consistent with education and competence to meet the needs of the patients
• Initiate bereavement services, perform bereavement risk assessments, initiate, and update bereavement care plan for patient identified family in collaboration with interdisciplinary group
• Provides continued bereavement support to hospice families as evidenced by documentation of the type of service and frequency

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.