Per Diem Chaplain

The Hospice Chaplain is responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of the Agency, either directly or through coordination of care with other spiritual counselors.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner.

2. Facilitates the development of the individualized plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs.

3. Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.

4. Serves as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors.

5. Maintains records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revision.

6. Documents direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselors.

7. Attends patient care conference and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group.

8. Provides consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care.

9. Recruits community chaplains, spiritual counselors, and spiritual care volunteers adequate to meet patient and family/caregiver needs by developing community contacts and offering education through congregations about hospice care.

10. Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.

11. Provides for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.

12. Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team.

13. Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/ families/caregivers.

14. Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

1. Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree). Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver.

2. Ability to work as member of interdisciplinary team/group.

3. Comfort in an interfaith setting.

4. Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.

5. Ability to network with community clergy and congregations.

6. Knowledge of and commitment to hospice philosophy of care.

7. Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order.

8. Hospice experience preferred.

When you join Resolutions Hospice, you become part of a specialized team professionals who provide comfort and support to patients and their families when a life-limiting illness no longer responds to cure-oriented treatments. We are a family owned and operated Hospice providing hospice services to patients and their families in multiple cities throughout Texas. We embrace excellence in all that we do and strive to continuously exceed the expectations of the patients and families we serve.
People are called to Resolutions Hospice for many reasons, and those same feelings cause many of them to believe more deeply in their ability to deliver comprehensive care and grow their skills as dedicated professionals.
​If you are looking to provide care in hospice services, the same passion for excellent care drives everything we do for these special patients. It’s not ordinary here. It’s extraordinary. Because our patients facing end of life deserve to live life to the fullest, and that’s the way we approach our care.