Chaplain- Hospice / Home Care, Full Time, Days, Sussex / Warren NJ
About The Position
Responsible for providing spiritual care to patients, their families, and staff. Provides religious counseling and supportive care and guidance. Principal Accountabilities: Ability to provide non-denominational spiritual support and accepts the beliefs and values of the individual patient and family. Develops and implements an individualized care plan based on the patients physical, social, spiritual, cultural and educational needs. Involves the patient and family in the care plan. Identifies barriers in meeting spiritual needs of patients and families. Participates in the IDT meetings. Collaborates with team members on the spiritual and emotional needs of patients and families. Provides spiritual support and education to the interdisciplinary team as needed. Participates in the annual Service of Remembrance. Performs appropriate rituals and services related to end-of-life care as desired by patient and family. Contacts patients /family’s faith community as requested. Knowledge of age-appropriate behaviors, needs and interventions. The ability to work with people of diverse cultures and socioeconomic status. Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited seminary school of theology with a Master of Divinity, Master of Theology, or equivalent degree OR a clinician experienced in end-of-life counseling with hospice experience and has been educated on non-denominational spiritual counseling or care.
- A Minimum of 2 Clinical Pastoral Education Units
- Valid and unrestricted driver’s license with a clean driving record
- Knowledge of age-appropriate behaviors, needs and interventions.
- The ability to work with people of diverse cultures and socioeconomic status.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Hospice/ Palliative care or Geriatric patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with community clergy and congregations.
Responsibilities
- Provide non-denominational spiritual support and accepts the beliefs and values of the individual patient and family.
- Develops and implements an individualized care plan based on the patients physical, social, spiritual, cultural and educational needs.
- Involves the patient and family in the care plan.
- Identifies barriers in meeting spiritual needs of patients and families.
- Participates in the IDT meetings.
- Collaborates with team members on the spiritual and emotional needs of patients and families.
- Provides spiritual support and education to the interdisciplinary team as needed.
- Participates in the annual Service of Remembrance.
- Performs appropriate rituals and services related to end-of-life care as desired by patient and family.
- Contacts patients /family’s faith community as requested.
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Job Type
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