Chaplain

Our culture is cultivated using the following values:

Integrity: We are honest and professional.

Trust: We count on each other.

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

Accountability: We accept responsibility for our actions, attitudes, and mistakes.

Mutual Respect: We treat others the way we want to be treated.

(includes but not limited to)

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

Attend patient care conference and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group

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

Provide for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested

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

Accept and perform other related duties and responsibilities, as required

Other duties as assigned

Bristol Hospice is an equal-opportunity employer. Our success depends upon our ability to create and maintain a diverse and supportive work environment where individuality is promoted. Bristol puts high priority on the worth of every person. 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.