Chaplain, Hospice & Palliative Care (20hrs, Days)
On-siteOregon, United States
Job Summary
Provide spiritual support and counseling through home visits, facility visits, hospital visits, telephone calls, and virtual sessions for hospice and palliative care patients and families. Assess spiritual needs, document findings, and plan interventions while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate care using personal, community, and volunteer resources. Train staff and volunteers on spiritual screening and competency, oversee spiritual care resources such as support groups and memorial services, and monitor service quality through satisfaction metrics and performance improvements. Offer bereavement support including phone assistance, visits, and group meetings. Maintain knowledge of hospice regulations and standards of practice.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum two (2) years of experience providing spiritual care services in a health care setting
- Minimum one (1) year of professional experience providing services to patients with serious or terminal illnesses
- Masters degree in theology, divinity, pastoral care, philosophy or related discipline
- Completion of at least four units of Clinical Pastoral Education Program (CPE)
- Driver's License (from any state)
- Basic Life Support
- Thorough knowledge of the spiritual, emotional and general care needs of patents and their families at the end of life
- Proficiency in the delivery of emotional, spiritual, grief counseling and support group services with individuals and groups at the end of life and in the grief process
- Demonstrates customer-focused service skills
- Demonstrates skill in leading groups and teams
- Demonstrates skill in public speaking
- Ability to participate collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team
- Well-developed peer mentoring and development skills
- Ability to assist and mentor clinicians and volunteers in the provision of emotional/spiritual support in their daily practice
- Excellent listening and verbal communication skills
- Ability to document assessments, care delivered; and to coordinate both clearly and concisely using a laptop computer
- Ability to provide quality counseling services for patients/families at end of life with respect and sensitivity to individual beliefs, coping mechanisms, goals, etc
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to document clinical care clearly and concisely in an electronic medical record
Desired Qualifications
- Minimum three (3) years of service within a health care setting as a chaplain, especially within a hospice or palliative care setting
- Minimum two (2) years of working as a member of an interdisciplinary team
- Board certified Pastoral Counselor
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