Chaplain| Part-Time | PRN | Bluebird Hospice | Meridian, ID

Bluebird Health•Meridian, ID

About The Position

The Hospice Chaplain provides spiritual care services to patients and their families or caregivers served by Symbii Home Health and Hospice, either directly or by coordinating care with other spiritual counselors. The role includes assessing spiritual and bereavement needs, developing and carrying out individualized care plans, offering direct spiritual and bereavement support, and coordinating with community chaplains, clergy, volunteers, and the interdisciplinary hospice team. The chaplain also documents services, contributes to quality improvement, provides education and consultation, and supports funeral and memorial services.

Requirements

Experience working with death and dying, individuals, families, or caregivers.

Nice To Haves

Graduate of an accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, MDiv, or equivalent theological degree).
One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (C.P.E.).

Responsibilities

Assess spiritual needs of hospice patients and their families or caregivers and ensure appropriate services are provided promptly.
Complete initial and ongoing bereavement assessments and implement individualized bereavement plans of care.
Participate in comprehensive assessments and help develop individualized plans of care addressing identified spiritual needs.
Provide direct spiritual care to patients and families or caregivers.
Provide bereavement counseling and emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual support before and after a patient's death.
Serve as a liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors, and facilitate visits by chaplains, counselors, local clergy, and others as needed.
Maintain records of spiritual care service utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and review or revision of policies and procedures.
Document direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
Attend patient care conferences 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 by developing community contacts and educating congregations about hospice care.
Participate in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
Provide funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
Plan periodic memorial services for personnel, volunteers, and community clergy or spiritual counselors working with the hospice team.
Assist in supervising spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients or families/caregivers.