Chaplain

Avalon Health Care•Blanding, UT

3h•$35 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

The Chaplain is responsible for providing spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of Brighten Life Hospice LLC, either directly or through coordination of care with other spiritual counselors.

Requirements

One year experience in a Health Care setting.
Have a bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Must have experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver.
Must possess the ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary group.
Must demonstrate comfort in an interfaith setting.
Must possess the ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.
Must possess the ability to network with the community, clergy, and congregations.
Must demonstrate knowledge of and commitment to hospice philosophy of care.

Nice To Haves

Hospice experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assure spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner.
Facilitate the development of the individualized plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs.
Provide direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.
Serve as a liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
Maintain records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revision.
Document direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
Attend patient care conference and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group.
Provide consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care.
Recruit 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.
Provide for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.