Comfort Therapist - Per Diem Music Practitioner - Geisinger Hospice-Danville

UnitedHealth Group•Danville, PA

2d•$25 - $37•Onsite

About The Position

Explore opportunities with Geisinger Hospice-Danville, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together. As the Music Practitioner Comfort Therapist, you will play a vital role in enhancing the quality of care delivered to the patient and family through direct patient care activities that support the hospice agency's goal of quality patient care.

Requirements

Completion of C-IHS Training Program
CPR certified
6+ months of hospice or related experience

Nice To Haves

1+ years of experience in designated modality

Responsibilities

Provides professional, approved therapeutic modalities to patients within scope of practice and agency policy. Example of therapeutic modalities: Music practitioners, Reiki, Healing Touch, Acupuncture, Aroma Therapy, Hypnotherapy, etc.
Knowledge of hospice and end-of-life care
Compassionate interaction with patients and families
Provides assistance to hospice program and/or patient/family
Inputs to plan of care and interdisciplinary meetings
Communicates availability and schedule changes
Accurately documents services
Maintains patient confidentiality
Reports observed changes in patient status
Attends at least four in-services per year
Completes mandatory training
Maintains licensure, certification, and liability coverage
Mature, caring, people-oriented
Supports hospice philosophy of care