Purpose:
The Chaplain/Spiritual Counselor is responsible for the provision of spiritual support services and counseling in accordance with Medicare and state regulations and agency policies.
Full Time Hours Needed
Essential Job Functions:
- Ensures the delivery of spiritual care services to patients/families and caregivers through personal contact and/or accessing patient/family spiritual counselor.
- Contacts hospice patient/family within five calendar days of patient/family/caregiver request for chaplain services and completes spiritual assessment on all such requests.
- Provides spiritual and/or counseling support as stated in the plan of care.
- Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team in the development, review and revision of the spiritual/counseling component of patient/family plan of care, including exchange of information, review of problems, assessing effectiveness of interventions and documenting outcomes; updates the spiritual component of the Plan of Care.
- Contributes to continuity of care and effective communication between hospice team members.
- Participates in staff orientation of the spiritual aspect of hospice care and issues related to death and dying.
- Serves as on-call Chaplain/Spiritual Counselor.
- Makes visits to patients/families as indicated by the plan of care.
- Participates in and supports community education efforts.
- Works with staff, clergy, and community groups to enhance their sensitivity to the spiritual concerns of patients/families experiencing terminal illness and loss.
- Provides bereavement follow up services as defined by Willowbrook procedures.
- Maintains proper documentation of visits to patients/families.
- Performs occasional liturgical assignments such as the annual memorial service and conducts funeral services as requested.
- Maintains sound privacy and security practices and prevents privacy or security breaches. If breach occurs, takes corrective action.
Requirements:
- Able to tolerate being physically active the entire working day.
- Able to provide appropriate level of assistance in emergency situations.
- Able to bend, stoop, squat and lift numerous times daily.
- Able to carry out fine motor and manual dexterity skills required to perform treatments/care for the assigned caseload.
- Demonstrates mental acuity and judgment skills to adequately and safely perform job requirements and assure patient safety.
- Able to see and hear adequately in order to respond to auditory and visual needs and clinical indications of the assigned caseload.
Preferred:
- Previous experience in spiritual counseling.
- Previous experience in an official ministerial capacity.
- Understanding of the terminal illness process.
- An understanding of the dynamics related to death and dying and the grieving process.
- An understanding of Medicare regulations, and Joint Commission standards governing the delivery of the spiritual support of hospice services.
- Well organized, with excellent time management and problem- solving skills.
- Ability to execute a supportive, sensitive approach to staff, patients and families with diverse lifestyles, cultures, beliefs and values.
- Current, valid Drivers License.
- Proof of automobile insurance coverage.
HHH
As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.
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