Hospice Chaplain

Mays Homecare

  • Wagoner, OK
  • Permanent
  • Part-time
  • 14 days ago
Mays Hospice CareJob Title/Position: Hospice ChaplainReports To: Director of Spiritual ServicesJob Description SummaryThe Hospice Chaplain is responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of Mays Hospice Care, Inc. either directly or through coordination of care with other spiritual counselors.Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities
  • Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner.
  • Facilitates the development in the interdisciplinary group plan of care to meet identified spiritual needs.
  • Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.
  • Serves as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
  • Maintains records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revision.
  • Documents direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
  • Attends patient care conference and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group.
  • Provides consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care.
  • Recruits community chaplains, spiritual counselors, and spiritual care volunteers adequate to meet patient and family/caregiver needs by developing community contacts and offering education through congregations about hospice care.
  • Provides for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
  • Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team.
  • Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/ families/caregivers.
  • Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.
Position Qualifications
  • Previous experience in pastoral position or as clergy. Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver.
  • Ability to work as member of interdisciplinary group.
  • Comfort in an interfaith setting.
  • Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.
  • Ability to network with community clergy and congregations.
  • Knowledge of and commitment to hospice philosophy of care.
  • Hospice/ experience preferred.

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