Chaplain, HH, PRN

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Health at Home Chaplain provides compassionate spiritual emotional and psychosocial support to hospice patients families and caregivers in accordance with the hospice philosophy of care. The Chaplain serves as a core member of the interdisciplinary hospice team addressing spiritual distress supporting end-of-life coping and honoring the diverse spiritual religious cultural and existential needs of individuals and families. Duties may include but are not limited to:

Conduct comprehensive spiritual assessments for hospice patients and families.

Develop implement and document individualized spiritual care plans consistent with patient goals and beliefs.

Provide spiritual counseling prayer rituals sacraments or non-religious support as requested.

Support patients and families through anticipatory grief dying death and bereavement.

Respect and affirm diverse faith traditions belief systems and cultural practices.

Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration

• Participate actively in interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings care planning and case conferences.
• Communicate spiritual care needs and observations to the hospice team.
• Collaborate with nursing social work medical providers and volunteers to ensure holistic care.

Family & Caregiver Support

• Provide emotional and spiritual support to families and caregivers.
• Assist families with meaning-making life review forgiveness reconciliation and legacy work.
• Offer crisis intervention and spiritual presence during times of decline or death.

Bereavement & Community Support

• Support hospice bereavement services as needed including follow-up with families.
• Coordinate or refer to community clergy or spiritual leaders when appropriate.
• Participate in memorial services or hospice-sponsored remembrance events.

Documentation & Compliance

• Document spiritual assessments interventions and care plans in the electronic medical record in compliance with hospice regulations.
• Adhere to all hospice policies procedures ethical standards and confidentiality requirements (HIPAA).
• Maintain professional boundaries and ethical conduct at all times.

Education & Program Support

• Provide education to staff and volunteers on spiritual care grief and cultural sensitivity.
• Support hospice volunteers and staff experiencing grief or compassion fatigue.
• Participate in quality improvement and performance initiatives as requested.

ABOUT AMBERWELL HEALTH:

Amberwell Health is a healthcare system dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the communities we serve providing compassionate healthcare with clinical excellence. Amberwell locations include several complete care facilities that provide a full spectrum of patient care services including inpatient surgical orthopedic maternal health at home emergency care addition Amberwell clinic locations offer primary care and specialty care services. Amberwell Health supports service lines and locations across the system with a range of support services including radiology laboratory cardiopulmonary rehabilitation therapy occupational health infusion nutrition pharmacy administrative services and many other specialty services.

AMBERWELL CULTURE:

Amazing Amberwell employees are at the heart of a workplace focused on competencies with our cultural values. Excellence in healthcare is expected and our patients deserve nothing less. Our culture competencies range from warm greetings in the hall to providing patients with wow experiences in each department. At Amberwell we go beyond excellence to provide the unexpected. At Amberwell you will find a professional environment that values consistency collaboration and patient-first decision making. Servant leadership is both modeled and mentored with a focus on regular appreciation. Amberwell employees enjoy many appreciation events and activities to help them know just how important they are to our organization our patients and our communities.

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JOB DESCRIPTION:

Provide social work services to patients in acute care maternal child care emergency department home health/ hospice setting for patients with acute chronic or terminal illness and their families. Services to patient and families include: identification of psychosocial needs develops and implements plan of care from the strengths perspective responsive to patient/family concerns health care status available resources age specific problems and clinical impressions; discharge planning crisis intervention information and referral protective services patient family education collaboration with the multidisciplinary care team and building connections with community resources.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience:
  • Minimum Required Experience: 1-year equivalent work experience.
  • Preferred Experience: 3 years equivalent work experience.

• Education:
  • Minimum Required Education: Bachelors degree required; Master of Divinity (MDiv) or equivalent theological degree preferred.