Chaplain

Bristol Hospice • Fresno, CA

73d

About The Position

Join our team at Bristol Hospice and take on the pivotal role of meeting the needs of patients and families through spiritual assessments, customized plan of care, and working closely with the Interdisciplinary Team Members. Bristol Hospice is a nationwide industry leader committed to providing a family-centered approach in the delivery of hospice services throughout our communities. We are dedicated to our mission that all patients and families entrusted to our care will be treated with the highest level of compassion, respect, and dignity.

Requirements

• Must be a graduate of an accredited seminary or school of theology, BD, M.Div. or equivalent theological degree
• Must have experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver
• Hospice experience preferred
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and EMR systems
• Must be willing to travel to hospice locations as assigned and be flexible with working hours

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 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 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
• Plan periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team
• Assist in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/families/caregivers
• Actively participate in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities
• Accept and perform other related duties and responsibilities, as required
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement
• PTO and Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and more
• HSA & 401(k) available
• Mileage Reimbursement for applicable positions
• Advanced training programs
• Passionate company culture committed to the highest standard of care in the hospice industry

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees