Job Description
Job Description
Hospice Chaplain
Located in Virginia Beach!
Experience a work culture where your compassion, spiritual guidance, and presence truly matter. At Interim HealthCare® Hospice, Chaplains play a vital role in supporting patients and families through some of life’s most meaningful moments. As a Hospice Chaplain, you’ll provide direct spiritual care or coordinate with a patient’s clergy or spiritual counselor to ensure their emotional and spiritual needs are met with respect and sensitivity.
Our Hospice Chaplains enjoy some notable benefits :
- Salary Range of $60,000-$65,000 / year based on Experience
- Hours of operation : 8 : 00am-5 : 00pm Monday-Friday
- Eligible for performance and tenure-based bonuses
- Flexible assignments, autonomy and work-life balance
- Online training, growth and ability to earn CEUs
- Paid Time Off and Company Paid Holidays
- Medical / Dental / Vision / Disability / Life insurance offered
- Participation in 401(k) after one (1) year of employment
As a Hospice Chaplain, here's a big-picture view of what you'll do :
Conducts assessments of hospice patients / families spiritual needsEnsures that appropriate spiritual services are provided in a timely manner by either providing such to the patient / family or coordinating the provision of services with community clergy or spiritual counselorsProvides direct spiritual services to patients / families according to their belief system and practiceParticipates in the development of the interdisciplinary group (IDG) plan of care to meet identified spiritual needsConducts religious services for patients / families as well as hospice and facility staff as requestedServes as a liaison and support to community clergy and spiritual counselorsDocuments services provided and / or ongoing communication with community clergy and spiritual counselors in a timely mannerMaintains records of spiritual services utilization and related activities as directed for quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI), hospice program development, and policies and procedures review and revisionActively participates in patient / family care conferences and IDG meetingsProvides consultation, education, and support regarding spiritual issues and care to the IDG members and facility staffRecruits an adequate number of community clergy and / or spiritual counselors to meet patient / family needsActs as the hospice spiritual services community liaison by developing community contacts and offering hospice education to a variety of clergy, counselors and congregationsProvides funeral or memorial services for patients as requestedPlans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of IDG members, volunteers, facility staff and community clergy / spiritual counselors working with the IDGPrimarily responsible for conducting or arranging the memorial service associated with the hospice bereavement program as requestedAssists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients / familiesCompletes other assignments as requested and assignedMay have access to personal health information (“PHI”) necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities. Access to use and ability to disclose PHI is further defined by each organization / departmentA few must-haves for Hospice Chaplains :
Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree)Experience working with death and dying, terminal individuals and their families or caregiversCPR CertificationMinimum of one (1) year spiritual care experience, ideally in hospice or home healthcareKnowledge of state and federal home health and hospice regulationsValid driver's license and transportationKnowledge of the hospice philosophy of careGood verbal and written communication, and organizational skillsAble to effectively communicate with clinical and non-clinical employees, patients and family / caregiversInterim HealthCare provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.
