Chaplain

To cultivate spiritual and emotional support to patients families/caregivers to ensure each have a voice to explore spiritual concerns; ask crucial questions; comprehend the importance of their lives; and discover peace as they approach death.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assess the spiritual needs of patient/family with patient/family consent

Provide spiritual care and support for patient/family/caregivers as needed or requested

Develop a plan of care with the interdisciplinary team meeting the spiritual/emotional needs of the patient/family caregivers and update the plan of care every 14 days

Utilize spiritual resources to meet needs of patient and family

Consult and provide education to interdisciplinary team about spirituality and spiritual care

Provide ethical consultation for staff regarding end-of-life issues and how faith impacts choices

Contact patient/familys minister and other religious caregivers as appropriate and as requested by patient/family

Serve palliative care patients as assigned

Be available to attend receivings or funerals for patients on weekdays

Facilitate or assist with funerals/memorial services as requested

Plan and lead occasional worship services for patients/family members staff and facilities in collaboration with Director of Faith Outreach

Coordinate memorial services with long-term care staff as directed by facility

Provide spiritual care and support for bereaved family members upon request

Maintain Hospice bereavement family caseload as requested

Complete initial bereavement assignment for patient families served as requested

Develop appropriate bereavement plan of care and update quarterly as requested

Participate in the planning and facilitating of grief support groups/presentation as needed in the community in collaboration with Grief Support Specialist

Assist with the annual memorial service with Grief Services Director

Facilitate (if trained) Walking the Mourners Path program and Limit of Our Sight

Rotate chaplain on call responsibilities minimum 2x a year or as requested/needed

Collaborate with on-call weekend social worker and nurse regarding patient family needs

Attend funeral/receiving scheduled on weekends when on-call

Serve as a resource to community clergy and religious caregivers about Hospice death dying and grief issues

Provide education and consultation to community clergy and groups to enhance their sensitivity to the spiritual concerns of patient and caregivers experiencing illness and loss

Support community clergy/congregations through the process of caring for the hospice patient/family

Participate in volunteer/staff orientation/training as requested

Assist with training volunteer chaplains as needed

Complete all Relias trainings and attend additional mandatory trainings

Other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Ability to identify and respect the spiritual needs of the patient/families/caregivers as they differ according to social status religious beliefs sexual orientation race age and their emotional physical and intellectual capabilities

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Master of Divinity degree or equivalent graduate degree that includes theological studies from an accredited seminary or divinity school

Minimum of two units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) completed or equivalent clinical training and experience

Endorsed by and in good standing with the denomination of ordination

Experience:

Minimum two years of experience working with individuals groups and families in crisis preferably dealing with issues involved in death dying and grief

Licensures & Certifications: (if applicable):

Certified or progressing toward certification by a cognate group recognized by the Coalition on Ministry in Specialized Setting (COMISS)