Hospice Chaplain – (Part-Time) Position Available In Florence, South Carolina

Hospice Chaplain – (Part-Time) Hospice Chaplain – (Part-Time)
locations
Florence, SC
time type
Part time
posted on
Posted 5 Days Ago
job requisition id
R13191
Primary function is to provide spiritual and bereavement care to hospice patients and their caregivers. Perform spiritual and bereavement assessments, analysis, counseling, and referrals to meet the needs of the patient and the patient defined family unit.
Job Qualifications

Education:

High School Diploma or GED required. College degree preferred, Master of Divinity preferred.

Licensure:

Valid Driver’s License

Experience:

Experience in a spiritual or religious organization. One year experience as a Spiritual Professional in a health care institution preferred. Experience or training in grief/loss counseling.

Knowledge and Skills:

Working knowledge of community spiritual resources. Good interpersonal skills.

Transportation:

Reliable transportation. Valid auto liability insurance.

Environmental and Working Conditions:

Works in patient homes in various conditions. Occasional exposure to infectious diseases; ability to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather.

Physical and Mental Effort:

Prolonged standing, walking, and sitting required; requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient/family needs; and to make quick decisions and resource acquisition; meet patient/family spiritual and bereavement needs.

Essential Functions:

Assess hospice patient to identify spiritual needs as evidenced by POC, documentation, clinical records, and IDT conference minutes.
Assess hospice family to identify bereavement needs as evidenced by documentation, and community resource referrals. Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and participate in the patient care planning process.
Use effective interpersonal relations and communication skills; facilitates the use of these skills by other team members to achieve desirable outcomes.
Meet mandatory continuing education requirements of the agency.
Demonstrate commitment, professional growth, and competency by maintaining a working knowledge of public and private eligibility standards and requirements.
Promote Agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to promote coordination of patient care.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to promote coordination of bereavement care. Accept clinical assignments that are consistent with education and competence to meet the needs of the patients.
Initiate bereavement services, perform bereavement risk assessments, initiate, and update bereavement care plan for patient identified family in collaboration with interdisciplinary group.
Provides continued bereavement support to hospice families as evidenced by documentation of the type of service and frequency.

Benefits & More:

Traditions Health is highly invested in not only your overall health, but also your future. This is reflected in the benefits we provide and the opportunities we make available to our employees.

Benefits for eligible employees include:

Full range of health insurance-medical (BCBS with 3 medical plan options), dental & vision. Health Savings Account with employer contribution
Company sponsored life insurance
Supplemental life insurance
Short and long-term disability insurance
Accident & Critical Illness
Employee Assistant Program
Generous PTO (that increases with your tenure)
401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
Mileage reimbursement
Continuing education opportunities
Traditions’ Health aspires to maintain a market competitive, internally equitable, and performance-based rewards program in order to attract, retain, and motivate employees. This philosophy includes to pay commensurate with experience, skills, competencies, and individual performance.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Traditions Health is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination of any kind based on race, color, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other legally protected characteristic.