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. Requirements 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/family’s 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 Mourner’s 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)