PRN CHAPLAIN - HOSPICE - SAN ANGELO, TX

Agency: High Plain Senior Care Hospice

About the role

Primary function is to provide spiritual care to patients and caregivers of all age groups. Perform spiritual assessments, provide spiritual and pastoral support, and make referrals to meet the needs of the patient and family.

Responsibilities

• Assess hospice patient and family to identify spiritual needs and develop individualized spiritual plan of care.
• Collaborate with local clergy as needed.
• Assist in development and update of the comprehensive plan of care (POC).
• Conduct services of prayer, worship, and ritual for patient and families, as appropriate, offering different philosophies and belief opportunities to discuss and share.
• Provide individual patient and family counseling, crisis intervention, information, and assistance with preparations of advance directives, funeral planning issues, and transfer of responsibilities relative to legal and fiscal issues.
• Work with the interdisciplinary group (IDG), participating in the ongoing POC, developing, documenting, and evaluating responses to interventions in order to update the POC to meet spiritual needs of patient and family.
• Work with other staff, resolving spiritual, pastoral, and ethical issues.
• Be available for bereavement or counseling needs.
• Use effective interpersonal relations and communication skills to work with family members as needed and to assist in planning for discharge and for bereavement, utilizing local clergy as needed.
• Complete appropriate documentation in a timely manner.
• Assess patient and family response to and satisfaction with care.
• Make visits to patient and family prior to death and be available to the family during the bereavement period as needed.
• Meet mandatory continuing education requirements of the agency and participate in service programs.
• Promote agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.

Requirements

• State Driver’s License
• Reliable transportation and valid auto liability insurance
• TB screen annually
• Ability to work in patient homes in various conditions, with occasional exposure to infectious diseases and unpleasant weather
• Prolonged standing, walking, and sitting required
• Ability to work under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient and family needs
• Ability to make quick decisions and resource acquisition

Qualifications

• College degree preferred; Master of Divinity preferred, or proven experience in the field
• One (1) year experience as a Chaplain in a health care institution preferred
• Working knowledge of community spiritual resources
• Good interpersonal skills