Hospice Chaplain

Paradigm Health•Lafayette, IN

98d•$24 - $27

About The Position

Paradigm Health is hiring a full-time Hospice Chaplain to serve a territory of one to two counties surrounding the office. The chaplain provides spiritual and emotional support to terminally ill patients and their families, conducts comprehensive spiritual assessments, and coordinates care with physicians, patients, families, hospice staff, and other healthcare team members. The role also serves as a liaison between Hospice and the spiritual community and may include religious duties connected to the chaplain’s faith and ordination. The chaplain participates in bereavement services as requested, which may include grief support groups, celebration-of-life programs, funeral services, counseling, and bereavement communications. The position participates in the on-call rotation and supports safe, high-quality care while complying with documentation policies and applicable laws, regulations, and professional standards.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Ministry, Counseling, or required field.
Current driver’s license.
Reliable transportation and insurance.

Nice To Haves

One year of Hospice experience is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Complete accurate and comprehensive spiritual assessments within five days of the start-of-care date.
Communicate changes in patients’ clinical status to healthcare team members and HHA office staff verbally and in writing in a timely manner.
Coordinate care planning and delivery with physicians, patients and families, healthcare team members, and HHA staff.
Act as a liaison between Hospice and the spiritual community.
Respond to the mental, spiritual, social, and emotional needs of terminally ill patients and their families.
Provide nondenominational spiritual counseling at the request of patients or families.
Interact professionally with patients and families and involve them in forming the plan of care.
Communicate clearly and appropriately with physicians, staff, the Clinical Nurse Manager, and the administrative team.
Assist families in understanding the grief process.
Participate in the bereavement program as requested, including facilitating grief support groups, participating in celebration-of-life programs, leading funeral services, providing bereavement counseling by phone or in person, sending bereavement mailings, and notifying hospice staff of funeral services.
Refer families to community grief support groups.
Allow patients and families to express their concerns, fears, and feelings, and respond to patients’ desires and conditions.
Address and support cultural practices, provided they do not harm others.
Support a culture of safety and quality.
Perform specific religious duties related to the faith in which the chaplain is ordained, as applicable, such as administering last rites or baptism.
Comply with HHA documentation-timeliness policies and applicable laws, regulations, and professional standards.
Help physicians and other Hospice team members understand spiritual, emotional, and social factors related to patients’ health problems so care plans foster spiritual well-being and human dignity.
Treat patients and families with respect and dignity.
Participate in the on-call rotation.