Hospice Chaplain

St. Luke's University Health Network•Bethlehem, PA

41d•Onsite

About The Position

The Hospice Chaplain is a member of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team and provides pastoral counseling and spiritual support to patients and families as needed and serves as a resource to other providers of spiritual support involved with Hospice patients and families.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of Theology, ordained clergy or licensed/endorsed lay person required
Trained in and at least one year experience in spiritual care and bereavement care
Basic unit of Clinical Pastoral Education required
Must have and maintain valid PA or NJ Driver’s License
Must have and maintain a good driving record accepted by the Network insurance carrier
Must have and maintain motor vehicle insurance with the minimum requirements established by PA or NJ
Must obey and adhere to all motor vehicle regulations and laws while operating vehicle
Must perform routine maintenance on vehicle

Responsibilities

Assists patients, caregivers and families with spiritual care related to death and dying
Supports the dignity of the dying
Supports the patient/family spiritual and cultural belief systems
Provides religious rituals and assists with funeral/memorial services as requested
Visits patients and completes a spiritual assessment, documents and reports to the interdisciplinary team
Acts as a liaison between the patient, family, local clergy, and the interdisciplinary team
Participates in IDG team meetings and provides spiritual input into the plan of care
Interprets spiritual issues for the IDG team
Provides bereavement services for survivors
Networks with community resources and represents hospice in the community
Participates in staff development and in-service programs
Is available for emergency on-call service
Uses own transportation to provide services