What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice Chaplain position at Phoenix Home Care?
IfPhoenix Home Care and Hospice is adding a Hospice Chaplain to our Wichita, KS team!If you are compassionate, caring and have a heart for people, Phoenix Home Care and Hospice would like to hear from you!Come Soar with Phoenix!Responsibilities
- Conduct a spiritual assessment as part of the comprehensive assessment within 5 days of admission to the hospice program.
- Assist in development and implementation of the interdisciplinary patient care plan as it pertains to spiritual care.
- Provide spiritual support in accordance with on-going wishes and needs of the patient / family in accordance with their religious preferences or definition of spirituality.
- Work in close collaboration with local clergy when desired by the patient.
- Maintain and submit written clinical records as deemed by the Agency, including the initial evaluation, the care plan and daily notes.
- Evaluate the patients and family's response to, and effectiveness of, the spiritual counseling.
- Confirm, on a weekly basis, the scheduling visits with the patients' Case Managers to facilitate coordination of other staff visits.
- Participate in IDG and QAPI meetings and activities.
- Conduct religious services of prayer, worship and rituals for patients / families as appropriate.
- Working with other professionals in resolving spiritual / ethical issues.
- Provide spiritual and bereavement support to staff as needed.
- Provide consultation and education to the IDG on spiritual care.
- Provide funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
- Assume responsibility for self-development by continually striving to improve his / her Spiritual practice through formal education, attendance at workshops and conferences, active participation in professional and related organizational meetings, and / or individual research and reading.
