PRN Hospice Chaplain

VIA Health Partners•Charlotte, NC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

VIA Health Partners is a leading, not-for-profit hospice and palliative care provider with deep community roots and decades of experience serving all patients' and families' needs. We are a people-first organization, and our funds are dedicated to our mission. Due to significant growth, we are seeking dedicated staff who share our values to join our team. We offer excellent benefits, including Medical, Vision, and Dental plans through BCBS, 28 days of Paid Time Off, excellent mileage reimbursement, a 403b Retirement plan with matching, focused programs honoring Veteran patients, and assistance with achieving Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN) certification. We also provide an exceptional orientation and onboarding program and guidance from seasoned hospice leaders for career growth.

Requirements

A Master’s Degree in Divinity from an accredited seminary.
At least two units of Basic Clinical Pastoral Education required, with additional units preferred.
Clinical experience in the area of death and dying required, preferably in Clinical Pastoral Education.
A thorough understanding of Hospice care.
A minimum of two years related experience.
Ordination or specific endorsement by a recognized religious body is required.
Basic computer skills, using Microsoft Office.

Nice To Haves

Three years of experience in a community of faith or health care chaplaincy position.
Board certification/eligibility preferred.

Responsibilities

Serves as the spiritual care professional resource for the interdisciplinary team.
Provides spiritual care to individuals and their families through assessment, goal setting, interventions, and specific care at the time of death.
Coordinates the plan of care by anticipating and meeting patient needs and addressing specific plan of care goals.
Works closely with related disciplines to ensure professional service delivery.
May provide grief care if in a dual chaplain/grief care role.
Assumes responsibility for the provision of spiritual care for patients/caregivers.
Encourages the enhancement of the patient/caregivers spiritual awareness, the clarification of life’s meaning, and the strengthening of wellbeing.
Invites patients and families to share and explore their beliefs and practices while respecting each person’s unique religious and/or spiritual view and practice.
Provides prayer, sacraments, religious rites, scripture and other religious literature, funeral planning, education, referrals, as well as requested ceremonies such as funerals and memorial services and other activities that may be implemented as interventions.
Develops, implements, and evaluates the plan of care for patients/caregivers which incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and palliative spiritual care.
Evaluates and updates the plan of care as goals and objectives are achieved or changed.
Initiates and maintains a liaison relationship with community spiritual care resources to effectively coordinate multidisciplinary care.
Consults with the patient, caregivers, physicians, facility staff, and interdisciplinary team when initiating care and when significant changes in care needs occur.
Reliably communicates pertinent information to appropriate members of the interdisciplinary team.
Provides information to enhance continuity to grief care services after the death of a patient.
Participates in interdisciplinary team conferences (IDT) and special case conferences.
Provides anticipatory grief services according to the plan of care and consults as needed with the grief care team regarding anticipatory grief interventions or the need for early intervention referral to the grief care department.
Maintains caseload and productivity according to current VIA Health Partners standards.
Assumes responsibility for the effective and professional delivery of health services.
Schedules visits in advance based on prioritized judgment of caseload needs.
Prepares for visits, anticipates care needs, reviews the plan of care and patient information, and obtains needed materials and educational resources for patients/caregivers.
Makes visits to provide needed care.
Follows the established plan of care, evaluates patient/caregiver responses to determine progress toward goals, and revises the plan of care as necessary.
Provides interventions consistent with the plan of care and performs all interventions required for each visit.
Identifies new problems or needs as they occur.
Facilitates patient and caregiver independence to the extent possible.
Plans work day to respond to priorities as well as to minimize travel time.
Actively participates in discipline-specific meetings and works to increase knowledge of evidence-based spiritual care, the evolving role of the spiritual care provider, diagnosis and treatment of spiritual pain, and other educational topics presented in these meetings.
Consistently strives to provide care that meets VIA Health Partners’s Exceptional Care/Exceptional Experience standards.
Ensures accurate, complete, and timely clinical documentation in accordance with VIA Health Partners guidelines.
Keeps clinical records current by transferring laptop information daily.
Completes and submits all clinical documentation per VIA Health Partners clinical documentation guidelines.
Records time/mileage report logs accurately.
Submits activity logs in accordance with VIA Health Partners policy.
Assumes responsibility for establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with interdisciplinary teams and interdepartmental staff.
Attends and participates in meetings as assigned.
Participates actively in process improvement.
Maintains open lines of communication with supervisor.
Keeps supervisor apprised of any complex patient/caregiver issues.
If assigned to a HART team, may provide memorial services on behalf of assisted living or nursing home staff and/or residents.
Assumes responsibility for related duties as required or assigned.
Ensures that VIA Health Partners professional reputation is maintained and projected.
Assumes responsibility for professional development and staying abreast of current trends in the pastoral counseling field.
Incorporates new information and methods into practice.
If assigned to the Kids Path team, assists as needed with Chameleon’s Journey and other activities.
Maintains current professional licensure if applicable.
If in dual role of chaplain/grief care, provides grief care services for survivors after the death of a loved one in accordance with the provisions of the grief counselor job description.
May perform other duties as required.