What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator (Saginaw, MI) position at Heart to Heart?
Hospice Chaplain & Bereavement Coordinator
What You Must Have:
What You Will Do:
Working with Heart to Heart Hospice
You canMake A Differencein the lives of others!
At Heart to Heart Hospice, our employees enhance the lives of patients with life-limiting illnesses and their loved ones during a time when compassionate care is needed most. We are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our patients and their families, and we offer individuals the opportunity to be associated with a caring staff and organization, while creating positive contributions in their community.
It is this Agency's policy to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, religion, military status, gender preference, sex, marital status, national origin or disability.
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What You Must Have:
- College degree required; Masters of Divinity preferred
- Valid driver's license and car insurance
- One (1) year experience as a Spiritual Care Coordinator (advisor/counselor) in a health care institution preferred
- Experience in recruitment & management of volunteers, preferred
- Working knowledge of volunteer program resources
- Current Driver's License, reliable transportation, and provide ongoing valid and current auto liability insurance
What You Will Do:
- Assess hospice patient/family to identify spiritual needs and develop individualized spiritual plan of care. Collaborate with local clergy as needed. Assist in development and update of the Plan of Care.
- Conduct services of prayer, worship and ritual for patient/families, as appropriate, offering different philosophies and belief opportunities to discuss and share.
- Provide individual patient/family counseling, crisis intervention, information and assistance with preparation of advance directives, funeral planning issues and transfer of responsibilities relative to legal and fiscal issues.
- Regarding patients, work with other staff, resolving spiritual/pastoral/ethical issues.
- Assess hospice family to identify bereavement needs as evidenced by documentation and community resource referrals
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to promote coordination of bereavement care
- Make visits to patient/family prior to death and provide continued bereavement support to hospice families during the bereavement period.
- Recruitment of new volunteers
- Training new volunteers on hospice philosophy, regulations, and job duties
- Establishes a public relations program to foster good working relations with the volunteers & the community
- Ensure overall compliance with local, state and federal laws, Medicare regulations, and established personnel policies and procedures
Working with Heart to Heart Hospice
You canMake A Differencein the lives of others!
At Heart to Heart Hospice, our employees enhance the lives of patients with life-limiting illnesses and their loved ones during a time when compassionate care is needed most. We are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our patients and their families, and we offer individuals the opportunity to be associated with a caring staff and organization, while creating positive contributions in their community.
It is this Agency's policy to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, religion, military status, gender preference, sex, marital status, national origin or disability.
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This is a non-management position
This is a full time position
