Spiritual Counselor, Hospice - PRN

Assisted Home Health & Hospice•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

Assisted Hospice in Phoenix is seeking a PRN/as-needed Chaplain or Spiritual Counselor to provide compassionate spiritual care to hospice and palliative care patients and their families. The role is part of the Hospice/Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Team and provides spiritual support consistent with the patient’s and family’s beliefs, wishes, and plan of care, as well as the agency’s mission, vision, and goals. Pay is $40 per visit plus $10 for mileage. The Spiritual Counselor assesses spiritual needs and develops individualized plans of care. Support may include meditation, counseling, prayer, sacred rituals or practices, active listening, and a supportive presence. The counselor documents assessments and services, collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and local clergy, and may assist with memorial services and provide bereavement or spiritual support to staff. The role involves mostly sedentary work with moderate walking and standing, and may require off-site activities. The employee must maintain automobile insurance and a safe driving record. Candidates need an appropriate ministry certificate or chaplain/ministry experience, experience supporting people facing life-threatening illness and death, current CPR, TB and health clearance, and hospice/palliative care training and orientation.

Requirements

Appropriate ministry certificate or chaplain/ministry experience.
Ability to be open, flexible, and ecumenical.
Experience working with patients and families dealing with life-threatening illness and death.
Current CPR, TB, and health clearance.
Orientation and training appropriate to the care of hospice/palliative patients and their families.
Ability to communicate clearly verbally and read, write, and speak English fluently.
Visual and hearing acuity.
Proof of automobile insurance upon hire and at each renewal, and a safe driving record.

Responsibilities

Respect patients’ and families’ beliefs, culture, values, and wishes concerning life’s meaning, suffering, loss, and spiritual support.
Assess the spiritual status of patients, families, and caregivers.
Develop individualized spiritual plans of care based on patients’ and families’ ongoing wishes and needs.
Provide meditation, counseling, prayer, sacred rituals or practices, active listening, and supportive presence as appropriate.
Work with other professionals to address spiritual and ethical issues.
Document spiritual assessments, goals, plans of care, care and services provided, and patient and family responses.
Assist with funerals and memorial services when requested by patients or families.
Communicate with and support the involvement of local clergy or spiritual counselors when desired by patients, families, and caregivers.
Attend Interdisciplinary Group meetings and participate in care plan updates.
Consult with and educate interdisciplinary team members and patients and families about spirituality-related care and services.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to evaluate patient and family responses to, and satisfaction with, care.
Meet with staff about personal spiritual issues affecting their ability to function effectively when requested.
Provide bereavement support to staff and participate in developing approaches to meet staff counseling needs.
Protect patient rights, including privacy and confidentiality.
Maintain professional appearance and conduct, interact professionally with customers, and reliably complete assigned duties and communications.
Support the agency’s mission, vision, and goals; maintain professional growth and development; participate in performance improvement activities; and follow agency policies and procedures.
Accept other duties as assigned.
Provide proof of automobile insurance upon hire and at each renewal, and maintain a safe driving record.