Chaplain - Hospice Care

Bristol Hospice - State College, PA - State College, PA 16801

Salary Range $65,000.00 - $70,000.00 Salary Position Type FT Salary Job Shift Day

Join our team at Bristol Hospice and take on the pivotal role of meeting the needs of patients and families through spiritual assessments, customized plan of care, and working closely with the Interdisciplinary Team Members.

Bristol Hospice is a nationwide industry leader committed to providing a family-centered approach in the delivery of hospice services throughout our communities. We are dedicated to our mission that all patients and families entrusted to our care will be treated with the highest level of compassion, respect, and dignity.

Excellence: We strive to always do our best and look for ways to improve and excel.

Assure spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner

Facilitate the development of the individualized plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs

Provide direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers

Serve as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors

Maintain records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revision

Document direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselors

Provide consultation, education and support to interdisciplinary group on spiritual care

Recruit 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

Plan periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team

Assist in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/families/caregivers

Actively participate in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities

Graduate of an accredited seminary or school of theology, BD, M.Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and EMR systems.

Must be willing to travel to hospice locations as assigned and be flexible with working hours

Tuition Reimbursement

PTO and Paid Holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and more

Mileage Reimbursement for applicable positions

Advanced training programs

We do not base our hiring decisions on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics.