St Croix Hospice is hiring a Chaplain for our branch in Brighton, MI. The Hospice Chaplain is responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of St. Croix Hospice, either directly or through coordination of care with other spiritual counselors.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities
- Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner.
- Develops an individualized the plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs.
- Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.
- Serves as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
- Maintains records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revision.
- Documents direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
- Attends patient care conference and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group.
- Provides consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care.
- Recruits community chaplains, spiritual counselors, and spiritual care volunteers adequate to meet patient and family/caregiver needs by developing community contacts and offering education through congregations about hospice care.
- Assists the Director of Bereavement in maintaining a bereavement program to meet the needs of families/caregivers for 13 months following the death of a patient to ensure compliance with all state, federal, and CHAP regulatory requirements.
- Ensures the initial bereavement assessment is completed, or assigned to appropriate team member.
- Ensures a condolence call is made, or assigned to be made to the bereaved.
- Assigns and oversees volunteers making bereavement calls.
- Assists with maintaining, organizing, and updating support group schedule.
- Provides for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
- Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team.
- Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/ families/caregivers.
- Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
- Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.
The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.
- Bachelor’s degree in biblical studies, theology, or religious studies or equivalent theology degree required. Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (MDIV, MTS, ThM or equivalent theological degree) required.
- Demonstrated theological coursework required.
- In lieu of the degree, candidate must have 5+ years of experience in a formal ministerial setting.
- One or more unit(s) of Clinical Pastoral Education preferred.
- Ability to pass DHS background study.
- Valid State Driver’s License, automobile in good working order, automobile insurance in accordance with state and organizational requirements, and an acceptable driving record required.
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