LHC Group - Laurel, MS

posted 25 days ago

Laurel, MS
Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Spiritual Caregiver is responsible for providing spiritual care to Hospice patients and their families. This role requires a deep understanding of the differences between various religious roles and the unique position of a Spiritual Caregiver. The caregiver must demonstrate proficiency in offering spiritual care to individuals from diverse backgrounds, ensuring cultural and spiritual humility in all interactions. The position involves leading spiritual conversations, providing resources, and networking with community religious leaders to support patients and caregivers in their spiritual journeys.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate understanding of the difference between being a rabbi/imam/pastor/priest/etc. and being a Spiritual Caregiver.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in providing spiritual care to persons of all races, ages, genders, sexual orientation, social class and mental/emotional status.
  • Provide spiritual care to persons of beliefs that are different than the Spiritual Caregiver's beliefs by championing cultural and spiritual humility.
  • Demonstrate ability for patient/caregiver to lead the spiritual conversation, for the Spiritual Caregiver to walk alongside him/her in his/her spiritual journey and refraining from sharing one's own beliefs unless asked to do so by the patient/caregivers.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of a wide range of spiritual resources to support each person's belief system, provide resources as appropriate, and network with other religious leaders in the community in order to refer patients/caregivers to these leaders when necessary.
  • Conduct or make arrangements for services to honor the deceased when requested.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in documenting spiritual care encounters.
  • Demonstrate ability to work efficiently and effectively within the Interdisciplinary Team and provide insight in the IDG meeting concerning the patient/caregiver's emotional and spiritual needs.
  • Provide spiritual and emotional care to members of the Hospice Staff when requested.
  • Provide educational programs for staff, facilities and community groups as requested.
  • Functions as a preceptor to new hires and oversees Spiritual Support Volunteers.
  • Demonstrates healthy self-care, furthers one's own continuing education in their field and maintains healthy boundaries with patients/caregivers.
  • Participates in ongoing quality assessment and performance improvement for the Agency on a daily basis.
  • Maintains personnel file and completes assigned courses in iTrain before the set deadlines.
  • Fulfills all other duties as assigned by the agency Director of Bereavement and Spiritual Support Services.
  • Submits twelve hours of continuing education each calendar year related to the Hospice role to the Executive Director.

Requirements

  • Preferred: Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education or Master's degree in theology, divinity, pastoral care, philosophy, religion or related discipline.
  • Required: Two units of Clinical Pastoral Education or Bachelor's degree in theology, divinity, pastoral care, philosophy, religion or related discipline.
  • Preferred: Two years Hospice experience.
  • Required: A minimum of two years' experience in a health care setting and/or related pastoral experience.
  • Provide documentation of current endorsement or acceptable language (licensing, ordination, etc.) in accordance with the applicant's spiritual/faith tradition.
  • Provide documentation that demonstrates that the candidate is in good standing with their spiritual/faith group with no ethical charges current or pending.

Benefits

  • Commitment to a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.
  • Equal opportunity employer.
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