Hospice Chaplain
- Employer
- Jamestown Regional Medical Center
- Location
- Jamestown, ND
- Salary
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- Industry
- Healthcare
- Role
- Personal Care / Paraprofessional
- Job Type
- Long-Term
- Hours
- Part Time
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Job Details
Overview
Casual position working as needed in the Hospice department. Days of work are variable Monday - Friday with variable hours from 8 am - 4:30 pm. The hospice chaplain provides spiritual support to terminally ill patients and their families. Other duties include acting as a liaison between members of the clergy and hospice patients, bereavement services, community ministerial association attendance, and memorial services when requested. Clinical pastoral education preferred. A background check is required.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Graduate of an accredited seminary; or school of theology; or successfully completed four units of Clinical pastoral Education (CPE), or equivalent clinical training and experience; or endorsed by and is in good standing with a denomination or faith group that ordained and recognized the chaplain.
2 years of professional work experience.
Position requires the individual to provide a vehicle for transportation. Must hold a valid North Dakota Driver's License .
Casual position working as needed in the Hospice department. Days of work are variable Monday - Friday with variable hours from 8 am - 4:30 pm. The hospice chaplain provides spiritual support to terminally ill patients and their families. Other duties include acting as a liaison between members of the clergy and hospice patients, bereavement services, community ministerial association attendance, and memorial services when requested. Clinical pastoral education preferred. A background check is required.
Responsibilities
- Completes Spiritual/Pastoral assessment as related to terminal illness for all Hospice admission according to policies and procedures
- Provide spiritual/pastoral support in accordance with the wishes and needs of the patient/family.
- Participate in the development, update, and completion of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) Plan of care.
- Develop an individualized spiritual/pastoral plan of care, which demonstrates an effort to work in close collaboration with local clergy whenever desired by the patient/family.
- Provide spiritual support as needed and defined by the patient/family.
- Responsible for seeking resources to meet individual patient/family spiritual needs.
- Identify patient/family dynamics and communication patterns and support the patient/family involvement in the plan of care.
- Responsible for conducting religious services of prayer, worship and rituals for patients/families involvement in the plan of care as requested.
- Ensure patients/families of different philosophies and religious beliefs are offered opportunities to discuss and share their thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and values.
- Responsible for working with other professionals to assist in resolving spiritual/pastoral/ethical issues.
- Document spiritual/pastoral counseling in the electronic medical record according to policy and procedure.
- Participates in the QA/PI process as requested.
- Participate with IDT members and other professionals (as determined by hospice) using the team approach in evaluating the patient/families satisfaction and response to care.
- Participate in the development of approaches to meet staff spiritual/pastoral counseling needs.
- Provide bereavement/spiritual support to staff as needed.
- Provide support and ensure availability to families during the bereavement period as needed.
- Assess special needs related to cultural diversity including communication role of family members and special traditions.
Qualifications
Graduate of an accredited seminary; or school of theology; or successfully completed four units of Clinical pastoral Education (CPE), or equivalent clinical training and experience; or endorsed by and is in good standing with a denomination or faith group that ordained and recognized the chaplain.
2 years of professional work experience.
Position requires the individual to provide a vehicle for transportation. Must hold a valid North Dakota Driver's License .
Company
Some of the benefits of working at JRMC include:
- competitive salary
- immediate benefit package: medical insurance with two plans, life insurance, flex plans, health savings account (HSA), long-term disability
- contributed 401K retirement plan
- paid time off (PTO) including short term disability
- vision & dental plans
- critical illness & accidental packages
- BeHealthy, employee health discount
- employee fitness program generous
- flexible scheduling
- wage increases
- annual service award
- continued education and training
JRMC provides the opportunity for development by empowering employees to communicate the resources needed to perform tasks effectively and efficiently.
Company info
- Website
- http://www.jrmcnd.com/careers/
- Telephone
- (701) 952-4813
- Location
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2422 20th Street SW
Jamestown
North Dakota
58401
United States
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