Hospice Chaplain - Part Time

Enhabit Home Health & Hospice • Lander, WY

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About The Position

Enhabit Home Health & Hospice is seeking a chaplain with hospice experience. As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the Chaplain reports to the Hospice Branch Director and provides spiritual support and counsel to patients and families in keeping with their beliefs. The role also includes collaborating with staff, clergy, and community groups to address patients’ and families’ spiritual needs; providing consultation and education; offering bereavement follow-up; maintaining visit records; and occasionally performing liturgical assignments, such as an annual Service of Remembrance and monthly memorial service.

Requirements

• Be approved to function in a pastoral capacity through ordination or ecclesiastical endorsement from the individual’s denomination.
• Have demonstrated experience working with patients and families dealing with life-threatening illness and death.
• Effectively communicate both orally and in writing.
• Have exceptional customer service skills and communicate well with a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Be organized and able to perform multiple critical tasks simultaneously and frequently.
• Understand issues related to the delivery of home care services.
• Demonstrate openness, sensitivity, flexibility, and an ecumenical approach.
• Function efficiently and positively in a high-stress environment.

Nice To Haves

• Training in clinical pastoral education that meets the requirements for the College of Chaplains may be considered in lieu of ordination or endorsement.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct spiritual support and/or counsel to patients and families in keeping with their beliefs.
• Work with staff, clergy, and community groups to enhance sensitivity to patients’ and families’ spiritual needs and report on services as indicated.
• Provide consultation and education for patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members.
• Provide bereavement follow-up services as defined by Hospice.
• Maintain proper records of visits to patients and families.
• Perform occasional liturgical assignments, such as the annual Service of Remembrance and monthly memorial service, when indicated.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off for full-time employees
• 401(k) matching
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Supplemental insurance options
• Flexible spending accounts
• Incentive bonus opportunities
• Continuing education and scholarship opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed