Hospice - Chaplain
- Employer
- Ethos
- Location
- Fargo, ND
- Salary
- Join our team!
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- Industry
- Associations and Nonprofits
- Role
- Personal Care / Paraprofessional
- Job Type
- Long-Term
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Job Details
This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week.
Scope:
Key Responsibilities:
Education and Experience Required:
Reports To:
Director of Hospice
Scope:
- Provide pastoral care to Hospice clients and their loved ones and, as appropriate, Hospice staff.
- Learn and understand who each client is as a person, his/her concerns, needs, and wishes and minister according to their desires to ensure that their religious and spiritual needs are met.
- In regular contact with various community clergy.
- Make home visits and/or attend funerals as necessary.
Key Responsibilities:
- Pastoral Care Programming - Provide spiritual support to patients and their families, including prayer, life review, life resolution and connect them to spiritual care resources in the community. Responsible for developing relationships with community clergy and for connecting patients and families back to their churches and pastors as needed. Provide spiritual care support to staff and volunteers. Develop and maintain a resource group of clergy to whom specific aspects of spiritual care may be delegated. Involved in Interdisciplinary Team meetings (IDT).
- Learn and Provide for Each Client's Concerns, Needs, Hopes and Fears - Assess client and family spiritual needs and assist families in using their faith to deal with illness (including terminal), trauma, and stress; visit clients upon request in in their homes and/or residential communities (independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing care facilities). Provide crisis intervention as necessary. Document in a timely manner to meet agency standard and regulatory requirement of patient and family services provided. Visit with clients individually and assess his/her preference in spiritual care. Assist in the development in the interdisciplinary team/group plan of care as needed. Maintain an awareness of client’s spiritual involvement and when appropriate, contact client’s congregational clergy to inform of special needs.
- Provide Memorial and Bereavement Services - Assist in the bereavement process including counseling services when needed and ensures our Christian values in the bereavement process. Assist in the provision of bereavement services in accordance with Hospice policies and Federal Hospice and State Hospice regulatory requirements. Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working on the Hospice team. Provide for funeral or memorial services for clients as needed.
- Inform, Educate, Enlighten and/or Support Families, Friends, Staff and Volunteers - Provide staff and volunteers with insight to patient’s/resident’s needs. Partner with hospice social services as appropriate to provide spiritual, pastoral support, and bereavement services to meet the emotional and spiritual needs of the clients and caregivers. Visit with families, friends, volunteers and staff who are involved in client care to enhance ministry to client. Provide educational programs for staff, community clergy, religious and lay representatives as appropriate.
- Other Duties as Assigned - The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.
Education and Experience Required:
- Must complete and pass a state required background study.
- Must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of Theology or equivalent, or a master’s in counseling or master’s in social work, with two units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) required; Master’s degree in Theological Studies or equivalent and completion of two units of CPE preferred.
- If affiliated or endorsed by a denomination or faith group, must be in good standing with said group, as evidenced by a certificate of ordination or certification.
- Must have strong oral and written communication skills, be able to maintain confidential information, possess organizational skills, and have an ability to express a warmth and friendliness to patients, family, staff and volunteers.
- Must be sensitive to a variety of patients and their individual concerns and issues.
- Able to physically perform the duties required by the position.
- Required to have the ability to read, write and speak English well enough to communicate with staff, clients and visitors.
Reports To:
Director of Hospice
Company
What You Can Experience
Be included in an environment dedicated to serving our clients home health care and hospice services with dignity and respect. Become a part of a thriving culture that promotes a one-team care approach, collaboration, team values, employee fun, community engagement, and more.
What You Will Gain
At Ethos, you will find strong support from a team guided by the core values of the Ethos organization, meaningful relationships with clients, and strong relationships with your team. With a career at Ethos, you will find a sense of family that works together to achieve great things.
Benefits That Go Above and Beyond
With the benefits and comprehensive training provided by Ethos, you will have the tools you need to grow and excel. Becoming part of our team means you are helping to build relationships and provide compassionate care to the individuals we serve.
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