Hospice Chaplain

**Hospice Chaplain**

*Ahava Hospice* is growing and looking for a Chaplain to join our teams’ mission and believe in our core values! Our mission:***To show unconditional love through purposeful actions, providing wholehearted, individualized care to those in their end of life journey.***

Our Core Values...

**L** - *Luminous care for patients and their families*

**O** - *Offering comfort and support during difficult times*

**V** - *Valuing every life with dignity and respect*

**E** - *Empathetic professionals providing person centered services*

**Quarterly Pay Increase*****: All full-time Care Team Member will receive quarterly increases***

**Discounts/perks, Insured for Life, and Free Telehealth Services!!!**

**HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE:**

* Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner.
* Facilitates the development of the individualized the plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs.
* Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.
* Serves as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
* Maintains records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revision.
* Documents direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
* Attends patient care conference and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group.
* Provides consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care.
* 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.
* Provides for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
* Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team.
* Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/ families/caregivers.
* Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
* Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.

**WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE**

* Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, MDiv. or equivalent theological degree). Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver
* Ability to work as member of interdisciplinary group.
* Comfort in an interfaith setting.
* Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.
* Ability to network with community clergy and congregations.
* Knowledge of and commitment to hospice philosophy of care.
* If making home visits, must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order.
* Hospice/experience preferred.

This is how we create a culture to lead with LOVE. Join our Ahava Hospice team!

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