What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chaplain | Hospice position at Interim HealthCare of Manhattan?
Job Title: Chaplain | Hospice | Manhattan & Topeka Area | Full-Time
Negotiable Pay Rate
We are seeking a compassionate Chaplain to join our tight-knit Hospice Team in the Manhattan & Topeka area. If you have experience providing spiritual services to seniors and are looking for a fulfilling career, we would love to discuss this opportunity with you.
General Purpose:
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing spiritual support to patients and their families, either directly or through coordination with community clergy and spiritual counselors. This includes conducting assessments of spiritual needs, developing plans of care, and providing direct spiritual services.
About Us:
Interim Healthcare is a locally owned and operated business with 46 years of experience serving Kansas communities. We offer a full continuum of care, including Home Health, Hospice, Private Duty, and Staffing Services. Our mission is 'We Improve People's Lives,' and we are committed to providing exceptional care and service to our clients and their families.
Benefits:
- Competitive Pay Rates
- Locally Owned And Operated
- Health Coverage (Full-Time Status)
- Dental Coverage
- Vision Coverage
- Flexible Assignment Options
- Paid Holidays
- Life Insurance
- 401k
- Free Education Courses
Essential Functions:
- Conducts assessments of hospice patients/families spiritual needs.
- Ensures that appropriate spiritual services are provided in a timely manner by either providing such to the patient/family or coordinating the provision of services with community clergy or spiritual counselors.
- Provides direct spiritual services to patients/families according to their belief system and practice.
- Participates in the development of the interdisciplinary group (IDG) plan of care to meet identified spiritual needs.
- Conducts religious services for patients/families as well as hospice and facility staff as requested.
- Serves as a liaison and support to community clergy and spiritual counselors.
- Documents services provided and/or ongoing communication with community clergy and spiritual counselors in a timely manner.
- Maintains records of spiritual services utilization and related activities as directed for quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI), hospice program development, and policies and procedures review and revision.
- Actively participates in patient/family care conferences and IDG meetings.
- Provides consultation, education, and support regarding spiritual issues and care to the IDG members and facility staff.
- Recruits an adequate number of community clergy and/or spiritual counselors to meet patient/family needs.
- Acts as the hospice spiritual services community liaison by developing community contacts and offering hospice education to a variety of clergy, counselors and congregations.
- Provides funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
- Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of IDG members, volunteers, facility staff and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the IDG.
- Primarily responsible for conducting or arranging the memorial service associated with the hospice bereavement program as requested.
- Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/families.
- Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
- May have access to personal health information (
