Hospice Chaplain

Our CompanyHospice Home Care OverviewThe Hospice Chaplain is responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of Spring Valley Hospice, either directly or through coordination of care with other spiritual counselors. 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 of the individualized the plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment 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

Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities

Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required

Qualifications

Completion or graduation from a theology or chaplaincy program. 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

About our Line of BusinessHospice Home Care focuses on providing hospice care to local patients and their families living in Arkansas. We concentrate on managing a patient’s pain and other symptoms first and foremost, while also providing emotional and spiritual support to the family. The holistic care approach to providing hospice services by the entire care team sets Hospice Home Care apart. We believe the quality of life to be as important as length of life. Hospice Home Care offers Routine Home Care, Respite, General Inpatient Care and Continuous Care. For more information about Hospice Home Care, please visitwww.hospicehomecare.com. Follow us onFacebook (https://www.facebook.com/HospiceHomeCare/) ,Twitter (https://twitter.com/hospicehomecare) , andLinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/hospice-home-care/) .ALERT: We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as employees from our company. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information. We take pride in creating a best-in-class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card, driver’s license, bank information, or payment for work equipment, etc.) from you via text or email. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning our company, please contact us at TalentAcquisition@brightspringhealth.com . Click here (https://www.brightspringhealth.com/careers/frequently-asked-questions/) for additional FAQ information. Job LocationsUS-AR-LITTLE ROCKID 2024-152301 Line of Business Hospice Home Care Position Type Full-Time