Chaplain/Spiritual Care Counselor for Hospice Services

Affinis Hospice

– a place where you’ll be valued, recognized and rewarded for the vital work you do each day. We’ll surround you with a strong team and leadership that supports every aspect of your life – both inside and outside of our centers. And you’ll get to practice your passion  in a non-profit, mission-driven organization that’s known for the highest level of care in our communities

Responsible for the provision of spiritual support to patients and families in keeping with the patient’s/family's desire and belief system as a member of the Interdisciplinary Group.  The Spiritual Counselor is responsible for implementing and coordinating all activities relating to the spiritual aspect of the patient care program (the spiritual component of the Interdisciplinary Group) consistent with Hospice policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES

• Provides direct spiritual support to patients/families.
• Works with staff, clergy, and community groups to enhance their sensitivity to the spiritual concerns of patients/families experiencing terminal illness and loss.
• Participates in Interdisciplinary Group conference by exploring and assessing the potential spiritual needs of patients/families and reporting on services as indicated.
• Maintains proper records of visits to patients/families.
• Makes contact with clergy or appropriate representatives of patients/families as indicated.
• Accurately documents observations, interventions and evaluations pertaining to patient care management and services provided in accordance with Hospice policy and procedures on the day services are rendered.  Submits documentation in a timely manner
• Conducts or makes arrangements for funeral or memorial services when indicated.
• Promotes the image and reputation of the System by exhibiting servant leadership and providing direct and open lines of communication.
• Contributes to the work of committees, workgroups, project management, and other collaborative efforts of the System.
• Performs other duties as necessary to ensure the success of the System.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to be open, flexible and ecumenical.
• Experience in working with patients/families dealing with life threatening illness and death.
• Ability to work independently, make accurate, and at times, quick judgments. Ability to respond appropriately to crisis outside of a hospital setting. Acceptance of and adaptability to different social, racial, cultural, and religious modes.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate of accredited Seminary or School of Theology, or appropriate certification in hospital or pastoral ministry. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Must have documentation of completion of at least one unit of clinical pastoral education from a nationally recognized provider.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a chaplain/spiritual counselor preferred.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret document such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or associates of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram format.  The ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

COMPUTER APPLICATION SKILLS

Basic computer skills are required. Experience working with an electronic medical record is preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Please see minimum qualifications

PHYSICIAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to sit, talk or hear.  The associate frequently is required to walk.  Use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.  The associate is occasionally required to stand.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

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