Hospice Chaplain
Location: Salt Lake City Utah
Description: Bristol is looking of Hospice Chaplain right now, this vacancy will be placed in Utah. Further informations about this vacancy opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Bristol Hospice is now hiring for a Hospice Chaplain!
This position covers Bountiful to Brigham City.
At Bristol Hospice, we value our people. We listen to your needs, because we recognize that satisfied employees gi! ve superior service. Bristol Hospice is made up of passionate, committed people who have a desire to serve our community by making a difference in a positive, memorable way.
If embracing a reverence of life through offering care and assistance to those in need is what motivates you, then you may have what it takes to be a part of the Bristol Hospice team!
Bristol Hospice supports ongoing growth and professional development, through schooling and advancement opportunities.
Our low turnover and high retention rates are due in part to our family-friendly philosophy.
We are deeply committed to the goal of providing an employment environment where our employees feel valued and welcome, like part of the family.
What Can Bristol Hospice Offer You?
- Flexibility
- Autonomy
- Loving Working Environment
- Growth Opportunities
Bristol Hospice is an Equal Opportunity Employer! .
The Hospice Chaplain is responsible for the provisi! on of spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of Bristol Hospice LLC, either directly or through coordination of care with other spiritual counselors.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner.
2. Facilitates the development of the individualized plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs.
3. Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.
4. Serves as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
5. Maintains records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revision.
6. Documents direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and ! spiritual counselors.
7. Attends patient care conference and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group.
8. Provides consultation, education, and support to interdisciplinary group on spiritual care.
9. 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.
10. Provides for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
11. Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team.
12. Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/ families/caregivers.
13. Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
14. Accepts and perform! s other related duties and responsibilities as required.
Requi! red Skills
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
- 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.
- Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, M.Div. or equivalent theological degree).
- Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver
- Hospice experience preferred.
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Bristol.
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This vacancy starts available on: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 08:01:52 GMT