Hospice Chaplain

Glory Hospice has over 40 years of clinician experience in pain and symptom management. We are currently looking for a Chaplain to join our growing team in San Diego with an emphasis on North County, Southwest Inland Empire and South Orange County.

OUR VISION is that all individuals embrace the end of life’s journey and prepare for a peaceful death.

OUR MISSION is to provide the dying and their loved ones with peace, comfort, and dignity.

OUR COMMITMENT is to provide terminally ill patients with attentive, high-quality, individualized support and compassionate care, including their loved ones.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EMPLOYEES is a work environment that fosters teamwork, innovation, and support.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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 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.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• 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.
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order.
• Flexibility with schedule and driving.

Experience:

• Chaplain: 1 year (Required)
• Hospice: 1 year (Preferred)

Pay: $35.00 - $45.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Application Question(s):

• For applicants with no prior hospice experience, please describe reason you are applying for a job in hospice.

Experience:

• hospice or home health: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• San Diego, CA (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 100% (Required)

Work Location: On the road