Position Title:
Hospice Chaplain/Bereavement
Care
Clinical Lynn - Job Code #: CL13
Location: Lynn, MA
Department: Clinical
All Care Division: Hospice
HOURS/SCHEDULE:
Per Diem
Shift:
JOB PURPOSE:The Hospice Chaplain is a theologically and clinically trained professional responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of All Care Hospice, either directly or through coordination of care with other clergy or spiritual counselors.
AGENCY EXPECTATION OF EMPLOYEE
All Care expects each employee to maintain a positive, respectful attitude, to demonstrate flexible and efficient time management, to meet departmental productivity standards, while keeping current the clinical skills to work in the home care environment. Each employee is expected to maintain open, honest and appropriately confidential communications with all customer groups in order to foster an effective service environment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND 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 interdisciplinary group plan of care to meet identified spiritual needs.
- Provides direct spiritual care (non-denominational) to meet the identitified needs of patients and families/caregivers including bereavement support.
- Serves as liaison and support to community chaplains, clergy and spiritual counselors.
- Maintains records of spiritual care services and related activities for quality assurance, program development as well as policies and procedures review and revision.
- Documents direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains, clergy and spiritual counselors.
- Attends patient care conferences, facility meetings, and family meetings as a contributing member of the interdisciplinary group.
- Provides consultation, education and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care and bereavement. (one to one counseling, referral to community resources as needed.
- Provides for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
- Provides for Services of Remembrances for Skilled Nursing Facilities, Hospitals and Assisted Living Communities as requested.
- Serves on Planning Committee (and participates in) annual All Care Hospice Service of Remembrance to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers and bereaved families and friends of All Care Hospice.
- Provides Healing Hour once monthly for All Care Hospice team members, and is available for one-to-one spiritual/healing support for personnel.
- Advances professional knowledge and skills
- Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.
QUALIFICATIONS
Experience, Education and Licensure Master of Divinity (MDiv) or Masters in Pastoral Counseling or Theology from an accredited Seminary/School of Divinity. At least one unit (400 hours) of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). Experience in working with patients and families/caregivers providing spiritual care during serious illness, dying and grief. One to 5 years chaplaincy experience preferred.
Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY SPECIFICATIONS
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must regularily lift and / or move 50 pounds and frequently lift and / or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
The employee is expected to act as a role model and to adhere to all Agency policies.
Contact Information:
Please contact Laurie Proulx, All Care Recruiter
All Care, 2 State Street, Lynn, MA 01901
Email: lproulx@allcarecareers.org
Phone: 781-244-1150
Fax: 781-586-1636
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