What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chaplain position at Center for Elders' Independence?
Job Description
Chaplain
The Center for Elders' Independence is a PACE organization that uses an interdisciplinary team approach to care planning and implementation for providing high-quality, affordable, integrated healthcare services to the elderly.
The Position: Under the Director of Behavioral Health, the Chaplain provides spiritual/pastoral support in accordance with ongoing wishes and needs of program participants, family, caregivers, and staff at assigned centers.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides spiritual/pastoral support across the CEI continuum of care.
- Supports Palliative Care and Hospice Programs goals and outcomes.
- Prepares reports regarding participant encounters and referrals of pastoral services.
- Assists/counsels participants/families in advance care planning end-of-life care decisions.
- Serves as a resource for other team members and coordinates with other spiritual care providers identified by participants/families.
- Plans, assists with, and conducts interfaith worship, prayer services, memorial services, and other group activities.
- Educates interdisciplinary teams on spiritual needs of older adults and serves as a resource on spirituality and related pastoral concerns.
- Offers opportunities to discuss and share thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and values.
- Documents counseling provided in the participant's medical record.
- Works with professionals to resolve spiritual/pastoral/ethical issues.
- Develops community religious representative relationships to provide continuity of spiritual care.
- Acts as a resource to staff for bereavement support.
- Participates in Behavior Health and Interdisciplinary Care Team meetings and assists in developing/reviewing care plans.
- Supports strategic planning to integrate spiritual care and services across Centers.
- Leads spiritual groups and makes presentations on spiritual care services.
- Proactively communicates with participants and families about spiritual care services.
- Collaborates with the spiritual care team to develop/implement/evaluate spiritual care services.
Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in Theology, Divinity, Spirituality, Pastoral Ministry, Psychology.
- 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).
- Board Certification Chaplain preferred.
- Two (2) years of experience in health care, palliative care, hospice or hospital chaplaincy or equivalent.
- Expertise in differing theological points of view, rituals, customs, and beliefs.
- Strong written/verbal communication skills.
- Computer skills (Word, Excel, Microsoft Outlook).
- Bilingual preferred.
The job description is intended to communicate the general function of the position and does not exhaustively outline specific tasks/functions required. The Center reserves the right to change job descriptions, site assignments, and/or work hours as needed. All employees are expected to perform duties within their ability as required by the job and/or as requested by management.
Supervised By: Director of Behavioral Health
Position Supervises: None
