Hospice Chaplain

Addus HomeCare - Mchenry, IL

Full-time - Entry Level

Mchenry, IL

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

JourneyCare Hospice is seeking a Hospice Chaplain. This position offers new competitive salaries, an immediate opening, and generous time off packages. The role includes responsibilities such as performing spiritual bereavement assessments, providing direct spiritual care and bereavement counseling, and ensuring exceptional service to patients and families. The chaplain will also participate in group meetings for care coordination and provide consultation to the interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Performs spiritual bereavement assessments of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program in a timely manner and ensure that identified needs are addressed in the patient's plan of care
• Provides direct spiritual care and bereavement counseling to patients and families/caregivers
• Demonstrates exceptional service to patients, families, referral sources, co-workers, and other customers
• Provides accurate and timely documentation of patient services to reflect the plan of care
• Attends group meetings to facilitate coordination of care and discussion of interdisciplinary group involvement
• Provides consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care and bereavement counseling
• Participates in Continuous Care and on call, if necessary
• Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patient's families/caregivers as needed
• Assumes responsibility in directing the development and implementation of the bereavement plan of care and the frequency of service delivery; make available bereavement services for up to one year following the death of the patient

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited seminary or school of theology and/or a certificate of ordination or commission from a religious faith group; completion of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) preferred
• Previous hospice experience working with death and dying strongly preferred
• Comfortable in an interfaith setting and able to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values
• Maintains a current CPR certification
• Valid driver's license and proof of insurance is required

Benefits

• Great culture and team atmosphere
• Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, disability)
• 401(k) retirement plan with a generous company match
• Generous time off accruals
• Paid holidays
• Mileage reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Merit Increases
• Employee Discount Programs