Hospice Chaplain

Job Description

Job Description

Hospice Chaplain

Full Time 1.0 Position
Grace Hospice 
Minneapolis, MN
Pay Range $30-$35/hour

Join the Grace Family

If you are seeking a career that puts you in a position to change the world, one life at a time, you have come to the right place.  At Grace Hospice we offer professional care with a personal touch by focusing on the patients and families, not the disease, while emphasizing quality of life and dignity.  We have built our nonprofit Hospice Agency by going back to the original roots of hospice care rich in spiritual, emotional and physical care for those at their end of life.  We are an equal opportunity, drug free organization striving for excellence while offering competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits. 

Position Summary: The role of the Chaplain is to ensure that each patient and/or family have spiritual care counseling services, as desired. The Chaplain develops and implements the spiritual aspects of hospice care, participates in the hospice team, and arranges the provision of spiritual and emotional care to patients, families and staff members.

Grace Culture:
Successful employees will demonstrate these key values:

1. Excellence: Anticipating needs and delivering the best care by going above and beyond expectations.
2. Kindness: We distinguish ourselves by being friendly, considerate and generous as we care for patients, families and each other.
3. Team: Respectfully working together to achieve the best end of life experience for our patients and families; promoting a positive work experience

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited Seminary or School of Theology (M. DIV or equivalent Theological degree)
• 4 units of CPE (required, no exceptions)
• Ecclesiastical endorsement

• Board certification (preferred)
• Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregivers
• Knowledge and commitment to hospice philosophy of care
• Ability to communicate effectively publicly, one-on-one, written and by phone
• Ability to provide nonjudgmental listening presence
• Ability to find creative ways to engage people with Alzheimer’s and cognitive decline
• Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs and values
• Ability to network with community clergy and congregations
• Ability to provide devotions in a staff setting                                

Duties:

• Ensure patients and/or families have spiritual care counseling services, as desired

• Is familiar with the Patient’s Care Plan and incorporates those Interventions and Goals into Patient Visits (when applicable).
• Develop a Patient Care Plan to include spiritual aspects of hospice care individualized to the patient and family
• Participate as a member of an Interdisciplinary Teams when possible
• Provide leadership and officiating of funerals when asked by families
• Actively participates with Chaplain Team to provide care for all patients, families and staff
• Communicate with assigned Chaplain after all patient/family visits (including In Person, Phone, and Electronic Communication for continuity of care
• Maintain communication with Supervisor regarding Weekly Schedule, Patient/Family Concerns and Chaplain Requests
• Attend regularly scheduled meetings
• Participate in providing spiritual care to staff through (but not limited to):
  • One-on-one interaction and support, intentional and mature listening presence
  • Providing prayer, devotions, Memorial meditations, etc. in all staff gatherings/meetings
• Maintain Ecclesiastical endorsement/ordination and Board Certification requirements

Benefits:

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long/short-term disability
• Basic life/AD&D
• Supplemental Life/AD&D
• Dependent Life/AD&D
• Paid vacation and sick days and holidays
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care reimbursement
• Being part of a caring and dynamic team

Please apply to be considered for this position

 

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