What are the responsibilities and job description for the HOSPICE CHAPLAIN - LUBBOCK, TEXAS position at AMERICAN STAR HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE CARE, INC.?
American Star Home Health & Hospice Care is hiring for a hospice chaplain (PRN) for it's Lubbock (Texas) location. The pay listed is per patient visit, not per hour. The list of responsibilities and qualifications are as follows:
Responsibilities of hospice chaplain
- Provide direct spiritual care to patients/families/caregivers
- Serve as a liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors and documents direct services and on-going communication
- Document clinical records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policy and procedure review and revision
- Serve as a member of the Interdisciplinary Group, providing consultation, education, and support on spiritual care. Attend bi-weekly IDG/IDT meetings
- Take a lead in the bereavement program
- Attend patient care conferences
- Assist in planning annual memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team
- Assist in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patient/families/caregivers
- Provide support to family members in the period of bereavement in coordination with other team members
- Assist in reviewing chaplain programs/services, at least annually, to assure spiritual objectives are being met, and make recommendations accordingly
Qualifications for hospice chaplain
- Provide for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested
- Providing education and ethical consultation for patients, family, staff and volunteers
- As a Chaplain, you will most likely be assigned to service with specific service lines, however, may be temporarily assigned or reassigned at management's discretion
- Must be certified
- Provide pastoral care to hospice patients, families, and staff as needed to support the end of life journey and staff associated professional support
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $55.00 - $60.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- On call
- Overnight shift
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Hospice care: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $55 - $60
