Hospice Chaplain

$24 - $38/Yr

Intermountain Healthcare - Saint George, UT

Full-time - Mid Level

Saint George, UT

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

About the position

The Community/Hospice Chaplain works within the homecare/hospice setting providing emotional, spiritual, and religious care for patients, families, and staff. The Chaplain is responsible to utilize effective communication skills with all patients, volunteers, and staff in a timely, concise, clear, and positive manner.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to the Joint Commission standards of Spiritual Care and the Common Standards of Practice for Professional Chaplains.
• Improve patient and caregiver experience through active listening, supportive dialogue, prayer, and meditation.
• Provide support during end-of-life situations and coordinate with local clergy for religious rituals and sacraments as needed.
• Assist with advance directive preparation and advance care planning.
• Lead or coordinate Intermountain caregiver self-care activities.
• Consult and collaborate with other members of the interdisciplinary team and contribute to the patient plan of care, providing a spiritual perspective on ethical decision-making related to treatment and health care issues.
• Demonstrate continued professional growth and development through participation in education programs and review of current literature.
• Develop, lead, and/or participate in appropriate support groups as appropriate.
• Ensure all documentation meets requirements for accuracy and timeliness, reflecting services provided, billing requirements, patient/caregiver needs, and confidentiality.
• Maintain confidentiality of business and health information in accordance with HIPAA and state regulations, and Intermountain policies.

Requirements

• Maintain ordination/commissioning and endorsement from individual's faith background, verified upon hire and every five years.
• Demonstrated familiarity with and respect for spiritual, religious and cultural diversity.
• Demonstrated excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively orally, in writing, using technology.
• Willing to work as part of a team in an interfaith, inter-spiritual, interdisciplinary multicultural setting.
• For Homecare/Hospice Employees: Current driver's license, insured and reliable transportation and an acceptable driving record.
• Access to connect to the Internet for transferring data twice a day or able to commute to the office twice on scheduled days to transfer data.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's level education obtained through an accredited institution.
• Three or more units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).
• Certification eligible or certified by and in good standing with a recognized program, specialized Certification as requested.
• Two years of experience as a chaplain in a clinical setting.
• Experience working with Palliative Care/Hospice patients.
• Ability to understand, speak, write and read the Spanish language.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness.
• Support for living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.