BrightSpring Health Services

Hospice - Chaplain

Job Locations US-FL-PALATKA
ID
2024-152244
Line of Business
Haven Hospice
Position Type
Full-Time

Our Company

Haven Hospice

Overview

The Hospice Chaplain is responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of Haven Hospice, either directly or through coordination of care with other spiritual counselors. 

 

This position is part of our Palatka Field team and supports patients in their homes!

Responsibilities

  • Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner
  • Facilitates the development of the individualized the plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs
  • Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers
  • Serves as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors
  • Maintains records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revision
  • Documents direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselors
  • Attends patient care conference and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group
  • Provides consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care
  • Recruits community chaplains, spiritual counselors, and spiritual care volunteers adequate to meet patient and family/caregiver needs by developing community contacts and offering education through congregations about hospice care
  • Provides for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested
  • Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team
  • Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/ families/caregivers
  •  Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities
  • Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required

Qualifications

  • Completion or graduation from a theology or chaplaincy program. Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver
  • Ability to work as member of interdisciplinary group
  • Comfort in an interfaith setting
  • Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values
  • Ability to network with community clergy and congregations
  • Knowledge of and commitment to hospice philosophy of care
  • Hospice/ experience preferred

About our Line of Business

At Haven, our primary ambition is to bring high-quality care to the warmest and most serene environment possible: home. We provide the full spectrum of hospice services, thoughtfully tailored to the individual needs of patients and families. As part of the BrightSpring Health Services family of brands, Haven is grounded in a foundational commitment to providing quality patient care and championing our agency leadership and teams. We are proud to have many dedicated health care professionals on our team. We are confident you will find purpose, meaning and a chance to make a positive impact from day one. For more information about Haven, please visit www.havenhospice.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

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