Contingent Hospice Chaplain

CorsoCare Hospice
Hospice Chaplain
Job Status: Contingent
Coverage Area: Greater Lansing area

Job Summary:

The Hospice Bereavement Counselor / Chaplain provides spiritual and emotional care to terminally ill patients and their families as well as grief support to the family after the death of the patient. Ability to work with people of various religious faiths and cultures. Responsible for developing bereavement programs and overseeing current programs, including social activities and workshops.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Hospice Bereavement Counselor / Chaplain demonstrates Competency in the Following Areas:

• Performs spiritual assessment on all Hospice patients.
• Acts as liaison between Hospice and the spiritual community.
• Responds to the mental, spiritual, social and emotional needs of terminally ill patients and their families.
• Provides non-denominational spiritual counseling per patient and/or family request.
• Functions well as part of the interdisciplinary group.
• Provides emotional support through discussion of spiritual and/or existential issues.
• Assists family in understanding the grief process.
• The Hospice Bereavement Counselor / Chaplain gives referrals to family for community grief support groups.
• Allows patient and family to voice their concerns, fears and feelings.
• Responsive to patient’s desires and condition.
• Addresses and supports cultural practices, as long as such practices do not harm others.
• Supports a culture of safety and quality.
• May perform specific religious duties related to the faith in which he/she is ordained, i.e., administration of last rites.
• Understands Hospice philosophy and issues of death and dying.

Professional Requirements:

• The ability to work effectively in stressful situations while maintaining a calm demeanor.
• Adheres to dress code, appearance is neat and clean.
• Completes annual educational requirements.
• Maintains regulatory requirements.
• Maintains and ensures patient confidentiality at all times.
• Reports to work on time and as scheduled, completes work within designated time.
• Wears identification while on duty.
• Attends annual review and inservices.
• Attends at least 1 staff meeting / month, reads and returns all monthly staff meeting minutes.