PRN Hospice Chaplain

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Job description

PRN Hospice Chaplain

Serving Dorchester, Berkeley, and Charleston counties

Interim Healthcare is seeking a PRN Chaplain for our Hospice services. You will be responsible for providing spiritual services to patients/families of Interim HealthCare Hospice, either directly or through effective coordination with the patient's/family's clergy and/or other community clergy/spiritual counselors.

As a Hospice Chaplain, here's a big-picture view of what you'll do:

• Conducts assessments of hospice patients/ families' spiritual needs.
• Ensures 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 counselors.
• Provides direct spiritual services to patients/families according to their belief system and practice.
• Participates in the development of the interdisciplinary group (IDG) plan of care to meet identified spiritual needs.
• Conducts religious services for patients/families as well as hospice and facility staff as requested.
• Serves as a liaison and support to community clergy and spiritual counselors.
• Documents services provided and/or ongoing communication with community clergy and spiritual counselors in a timely manner.
• Maintains 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 revision.
• Actively participates in patient/family care conferences and IDG meetings.
• Provides consultation, education, and support regarding spiritual issues and care to the IDG members and facility staff.
• Recruits an adequate number of community clergy and/or spiritual counselors to meet patient/family needs.
• Acts as the hospice spiritual services community liaison by developing community contacts and offering hospice education to a variety of clergy, counselors and congregations.
• Provides funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
• Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of IDG members, volunteers, facility staff and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the IDG.
• Primarily responsible for conducting or arranging the memorial service associated with the hospice bereavement program as requested.
• Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/families.
• Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
• May 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/department.

Our Hospice Chaplains enjoy some notable benefits:

• Competitive Pay $21.00 to $24.00 DOE
• Weekly pay - Mileage
• 1:1 patient ratio where you impact outcomes.
• Flexible assignments, autonomy and work-life balance

Education & Experience Requirements:

• 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 caregivers.
• 2 years of previous Hospice experience preferred.
• Knowledge of the hospice philosophy of care.
• Good verbal and written communication, and organizational skills.
• Able to work as a member of the IDG.
• Effectively communicate with clinical and non-clinical employees, patients and family/caregivers.
• Perform and prioritize multiple functions or tasks.
• Effectively deal with change.
• Provide proof of valid driver's license and auto insurance
• Meets applicable federal and state health requirements to provide services to patients as appropriate.
• Pass require federal and state criminal and abuse background checks as applicable.

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