Part-time Hospice Chaplain

Pennant Group•Ocean Shores, WA

20d•$28 - $34

About The Position

Puget Sound Home Health and Hospice is seeking an experienced part-time Hospice Chaplain for its Hospice division serving Thurston, Grays Harbor, and Mason County. The position is expected to move to full-time in the future. Chaplains provide spiritual and pastoral counseling to patients, families, or employees, and support holistic end-of-life care as part of an interdisciplinary team. The role includes coordinating religious services according to patients’ needs, bereavement support and program development, and participation in hospice quality improvement activities. The chaplain may help cover after-hours and weekend on-call rotations.

Requirements

Theological education appropriate for chaplaincy, such as a BD, MDiv, or equivalent theological degree.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Good organizational skills.
Experience in a health care or hospice setting.
Experience providing grief counseling to individuals and/or families.
Licensed driver with an insured automobile in good working order.
BLS certification.

Responsibilities

Provide spiritual and pastoral counseling to patients, families, or employees.
Communicate plans to the registered nurse and interdisciplinary group.
Coordinate and plan religious services in conformance with patients’ religious needs.
Lead, coordinate, and inspire an interdisciplinary team in providing holistic end-of-life care.
Ensure bereavement and spiritual assessments and services are rendered in a timely manner.
Provide bereavement support to hospice personnel.
Plan bereavement program development, expansion, and refinement through annual evaluation of services.
Participate in hospice quality assessment performance improvement teams.
Counsel patients and family members or caregivers with identified coping difficulties.
Coordinate bereavement and volunteer services with hospice staff.
Possibly cover on-call rotations for after-hours and weekend needs.