Chaplain-VHS Hospice-FT

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Visiting Health Services of New Jersey (VHSNJ), a partnership between Hackensack Meridian Health and St. Joseph's Health, provides a comprehensive continuum of home health care and hospice services, support, and resources to patients and families in Passaic, Bergen, Hudson and parts of Essex counties. The VHSNJ multidisciplinary clinical and support teams provide high-quality care to patients where they most want to be—in their homes.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual support to patients and families in keeping with the patient/family's belief system.
• Conduct bereavement follow-up as assigned by supervisor.
• Complete initial spiritual assessment within 24 hours of contact on all assigned patients.
• Contact all patients/families within one week of the date of patient's admission to Hospice services.
• Ensure documentation of assessment, interventions, and planning meet organizational timelines.
• Update care plans every two weeks or with patient change in status.
• Perform and arrange funeral services as requested by patients/families.
• Assist in the organization of memorial services for staff and families each year.
• Seek out and listen to customers (patients/families) views to ascertain their concerns/needs.
• Recognize grievance situations and interact with customers/patients constructively.
• Log complaints when received and manage them according to organizational procedure.
• Provide spiritual care and support to patients/families regardless of race, gender, religious background, or lifestyle.
• Provide additional resources to patients/families as needed.
• Work with staff, clergy, and community groups to enhance sensitivity to the spiritual concerns of patients/families experiencing terminal illness and loss.
• Participate in weekly team meetings and provide input on current patients.
• Provide one education session per year to Hospice staff.
• Demonstrate flexibility with job responsibilities and exhibit understanding and ability to complete Hospice Consents.
• Adhere to HMH's Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
• Lift a minimum of 10 lbs., push and pull a minimum of 10 lbs., and stand a minimum of 4 hours a day.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Completion of Two (2) Units of Clinical Pastoral Education.
• Six (6) Months Experience.

Qualifications

• Master's of Divinity (preferred).
• Graduate or Doctoral Degree in Biblical Studies, Theological or Spiritual Studies (preferred).
• Graduate or Doctorate in Pastoral Counseling (preferred).
• Ordination from a Recognized Religious Body into a Ministry-related Field (preferred).

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Benefits.
• Generous Paid Time Off.
• Travel Reimbursement.
• 401k match.
• Tuition Reimbursement.

Pay

Minimum rate of $64,313.60 Annually.

The posted rate of pay is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may differ based on non-discriminatory factors including labor market data, experience, education, certifications, skills, geographic location, internal equity, budget, and grant funding. Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate, as well as shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.