Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Job Title: Chaplain/Pastoral Counselor/ Spiritual Caregiver

Reports to: VP of Clinical Operations

Job Summary: Primary function is to serve as the spiritual care specialist, addressing the spiritual needs of hospice and palliative care patients in their place of residence. Conducts spiritual assessments, analysis, counseling, and referrals to meet the needs of the patients and family.

Job Qualifications:

Education: Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in counseling, psychology, or social work from an accredited college or university. Masters of Divinity, preferred.

Licensure: Per state guidelines, if any.

Experience: One year counseling experience in a health care setting; or a religious professional (clergy, religious or theologically trained lay person) who has a combination of documented formal training in pastoral counseling and supervised counseling experience in a health care or clinical setting. The total of supervised work experience must equal at least one year in a clinical or health care setting.

Skills: Working knowledge of community spiritual resources. Good interpersonal skills.

Transportation: Reliable transportation and valid auto liability insurance. Current driver’s license.

Environmental and Working Conditions:

Works in patients’ homes and facilities. Occasional exposure to infectious diseases; ability to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather.

Essential Functions:

• Assesses the hospice or palliative care patient to identify spiritual needs and contributes to the care plan, as evidenced by documentation in the clinical records, and the Interdisciplinary Group/Team (IDG/IDT) conference minutes
• Attends IDG/IDT meetings and participates in the patient care planning process.
• Uses effective interpersonal relations and communication skills and facilitates the use of these skills by other team members to achieve desirable outcomes.
• Demonstrates commitment, professional growth, and competency by maintaining a working knowledge of public and private eligibility standards and requirements.
• Demonstrates understanding of coordination and continuity of care by collaborating with the IDG/IDT.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of care provided using EMR.
• Communicate changes in patient condition to the care team.
• Provide emotional support and guidance to patients, families, and caregivers.
• Ensure that all interventions adhere to hospice philosophy, polices, and regulatory guidelines.
• Applies concepts of infection control and standard precautions in coordinating and performing patient care activities to prevent contamination and transmission of disease.
• Demonstrates commitment and professional growth and competency by participating in the Hospice sponsored in-service programs and maintaining or improving competency.
• Promotes the Hospice’s philosophy and administrative policies.
• Provides effective communication to patients, family, team members, and other health care professionals.

Statement of Understanding: I have read the above job descriptions and essential functions. I understand and agree to carry out these responsibilities as assigned. I will adhere to Lighthouse Hospice compliance with laws and regulations in a professional manner. I understand and acknowledge that nothing contained in this job description may be construed as limiting the employer’s right to discipline or terminate my employment at any time for failure to perform satisfactorily.

Physical and Mental Effort:

Prolonged standing, walking, and sitting required. Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient/family needs, and to make quick decisions and resource acquisition; meet patient and family spiritual needs.

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