Overview
SPIRITUAL CAREGIVER - Home Health & Hospice...Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring. That's what you'll find when you join CHI Home Health and Hospice. Experience the opportunity to provide compassionate, personalized care in the home. Our skilled staff improve lives by providing care for our patients wherever they call home. We are focused on caring for patients recovering from injuries, living with a chronic illness, and other medical needs.
You'll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together we'll create healthier, stronger communities. Imagine your career at Catholic Health Initiatives!
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Health at Home provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. We care about our employees' well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.
We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft
• Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs
• Wellness Program

Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the agency Director, with indirect supervision from the Chaplain Coordinator, the Hospice Spiritual Care Provider is responsible for providing spiritual/bereavement care to hospice clients, families, staff and volunteers.
Essential Key Job Responsibilities

Documents assessment, planning and coordination of Spiritual Care of the patient/family:

Spiritual Assessment as documented in the electronic medical record

Patient/family care plan reflecting individualized goals and interventions

Spiritual assessment completed within five calendar days of admit.

Meets Spiritual care needs of patient and family:

Visits made per frequency order and notes reflect ongoing assessment of spiritual needs

Increased visits/contacts as patient status declines

Provide spiritual/emotional support to patients and families

Coordinates spiritual care with community clergy as directed by the plan of care

Coordinates agency Bereavement Services

Completes initial assessment within 4-6 weeks following request for bereavement follow-up

Develops bereavement plan of care; documents bereavement care in the electronic medical record

Provides grief/loss counseling to bereaved, as indicated in plan on care

Coordinates bereavement mailings

Conducts agency grief support groups

Coordinates hospice memorial events and community grief education events

Facilities and/or coordinates in-services, presentations and special events for the Hospice program:

Assists in providing education for Hospice volunteers

Coordinates and assists in development of special events

Provides spiritual education to hospice team

Actively participates in committees working on Hospice related issues and needs

Qualifications
Education appropriate for spiritual care provider. Experience providing bereavement support.
Completion of pastoral care and bereavement program training.
CPR Certification
Must have valid driver's license, auto liability insurance according to company policy
Preferred
Working knowledge of spiritual assessment and intervention to support patient and family. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.