Spiritual Care Counselor / Chaplain, As Needed (PRN)

VISITING NURSE dba Stillwater Hospice • Fort Wayne, IN

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About The Position

Join our team at Stillwater Hospice! At Stillwater Hospice, we foster and support growth, teamwork, and good work-life balance among all staff. We offer competitive wages and benefits in our team-forward, positive care environment. We look forward to talking to you today about joining our team! Compensation is based on total years of experience in previous clinical roles. In this role, you'll care for patients in Allen, Noble, & DeKalb counties. You will be working as needed and may have a rotational schedule. We pride ourselves on promoting an Excellent Work/Life Balance and providing Excellent Employee Benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with experience in bereavement and grief.
• One (1) year of chaplaincy/counseling and/or previous experience in terminal care preferred (internship, clinical pastoral units, or past work experience).
• Preferred: Ministerial License and/or Ordained.
• Must be able to safely perform the job's essential functions without posing a direct threat to the health and/or safety of self or others in the workplace.
• Must have an Indiana motor vehicle operator’s license, access to an automobile, and current automobile insurance coverage.
• Must drive independently to all patients'/family clients’ homes.

Responsibilities

• Provides spiritual care/ministry to hospice patients and families as appropriate and desired.
• Performs the admission spiritual assessment, assesses the present religious status of the patient, facilitates connection with their personal clergy if requested, and involves the patient’s church family in care, if desired and needed.
• Establishes spiritual care plan for patients and families, including but not limited to counseling, sacraments, and rituals in keeping with patient’s beliefs.
• Demonstrates respect, courtesy, and empathy to all individuals: patients, families, co-workers, and volunteers.
• Establishes rapport utilizing communication/listening skills, offering opportunities for patients and families to discuss and share their thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and values.
• Maintains positive work relationships and contributes to a team environment by demonstrating respectful, appropriate language and nonverbal behavior.
• Provides spiritual support as indicated in the plan of care and updates specific interventions in the patient’s care plan.
• Participates in every other week's interdisciplinary team meeting to promote holistic care, assisting in developing and updating the plan of care.
• Collaborates with appropriate team members for individual cases as appropriate.
• Maintains a professional and therapeutic relationship with patients and families: confidentiality, coworker consideration, and utilization of the entire team.
• Seeks appropriate clinical supervision.
• Documents counseling provided in the patient’s clinical records.
• Records the patient contacts with proper documentation and reports, following established procedures and protocols.
• Participates in monthly, weekend on-call rotation and at least one on-call holiday from 8 am-5 pm on specific on-call days to ensure appropriate patient care coverage.
• Acts as an educational resource for local clergy on issues of 'death and dying.'
• Provides spiritual support for other hospice team members.
• Functions independently in the patient’s setting.
• Implements agency policies in all work-related situations; orientation of patient and family to hospice services; role of team members; and spiritual care planning.
• Identifies and anticipates patients' spiritual needs by assessing environmental, spiritual, or religious issues in their lives.
• Maintains expected and acceptable productivity.
• Assists in orienting new employees and visiting chaplain students.
• Assists with in-servicing the community on the hospice philosophy as needed or requested.
• Coordinates care with other health care providers as needed.
• Works in a cooperative relationship with other SWH personnel.
• Assists in SWH Memorial Services.
• Participates in committees and task forces.
• Assumes responsibility for continued personal growth and development.
• Seeks educational opportunities to improve clinical practice.
• Adheres to all SWH policies.
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
• Adheres to SWH privacy practices as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices.
• When requested, participate in quality improvement activities and/or other agency committees or task forces.

Benefits

• 403b Retirement Plan for all employees with no cost access to a Financial Advisor and a strong Company Match for full-time employees.
• Shift Incentive Pay, Performance Incentives, & Mileage Reimbursement.
• Company-provided Uniform allowance.
• A Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program for Employees & Family household members.
• New hire referral Finder's Bonus.
• Free employee access to the services and programs at the Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center.
• A newly remodeled, modern Inpatient Unit.
• Newly built Staff Respite Room in the Hospice Home IPU.
• Multiple employee engagement events per year: Wellness/Health Events, Quarterly Employee Benefit Fairs, Organization picnics, and Organization holiday events.
• A strong commitment to promoting and advancing employees from within the organization.
• The campus is connected to the Fort Wayne Trails system.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees