Per Diem Hospice Chaplain (Oklahoma City, OK)

Responsibilities

• Provides pastoral/spiritual care to patients and/or families.
• Visits and ministers with patients.
• Works with the Clinical Director and other appropriate persons in developing a spiritual care continuum of care appropriate for hospice patients/families.
• Conducts spiritual assessments and develops a care plan that addresses a range of needs including physical, emotional and spiritual, outcomes and goals with a view to providing a comprehensive assessment of the patient.
• Provide pastoral support at bedside, funerals, memorials as requested and needed.
• Documents visits with patients per Company and compliance policy.
• Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Organizes Company-sponsored memorial services as appropriate.
• Provides emotional/spiritual support and encouragement to staff members as needed and appropriate.
• Participates in staff meetings, Interdisciplinary Team meetings and In-Services.
• Facilitates spiritual care, acting as a bridge between patients, families and clergy to provide supportive end-of-life sacramental support and pastoral care as requested.
• Aids in educating staff about specific religious needs and issues of patients/families which affect their care and treatment.

Requirements

• Master’s of Divinity Degree or equivalent in an area of theological studies required.
• At least four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).
• Candidate must be Board Certified as a Chaplain or eligible for Board Certification under the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) or the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP).
• Excellent communication and pastoral skills.
• High degree of emotional energy and mental alertness and ability to deal with the challenge of supporting patients and loved ones who experience pain, suffering, death and grief.
• Good organizational and decision-making skills.
• Computer Literacy and ability to perform extensive and timely charting timely using the Company’s EMR System.

Qualifications

• Licensure: Certification or eligibility for certification through the CPSP or ACPE.
• A minimum of two years of pastoral experience in a healthcare setting.
• Hospice experience is desirable.
• Demonstrable empathy, compassion, sensitivity and ability to support patients/families of inter-faith traditions.
• Professional knowledge and clinical ability sufficient to develop and maintain collegial and collaborate relationships with physicians, nurses, social workers, clients and other members of the healthcare team.
• Adequate physical and emotional health is very important.
• Ecclesiastical endorsement or Ordination in a Religious Setting is desirable.
• Consistently adheres to, and demonstrates the Company’s Core Values of Reverence, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Supplementary benefits such as Life Insurance, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity.
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Office Holidays
• All employees qualify for these benefits: Paid Sick Time, 401(k) with up to 3% company match, Referral Program, Payactiv: pay-on-demand. Cash out earned money when and where you need it!