Hospice Chaplain
Constellation is committed to treating people like they're family and connecting those we serve with the right care for their unique situations. We provide community-based home health, palliative care, hospice, non-medical home care, school-based OT/PT/ABA, and in-home ABA therapy through our broad network of providers. Constellation is a family-owned, family-centered organization that has remained true to our commitment to providing the best patient experience and the highest quality outcomes. We believe this is accomplished by ensuring that everyone we connect with feels valued, trusted, and heard.
This core has earned us the distinction of being a Certified Great Place to Work For SIX consecutive years as well as ranking as one of the Top 25 Places to Work For in Healthcare!
Schedule: 32 Hours Per Week
Territory: Bangor, Maine area
Requirements:
- Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree) or evidence of completion of three or more units of Clinical Pastoral Education.
- 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.
- Hospice/ experience preferred.
- Have reliable transportation and willing to commute to provide the best in home patient care
Together, we:
- 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 the 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 team meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group.
- Provide consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary team 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.
- Will assume on call duties as assigned
- Accept and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.
With our support, your passion, and our combined commitment, we can provide a level of patient care worth bragging about. Many clinicians have come to work for us from a variety of areas and have embarked on the next chapter of their professional journey, with great results. Don't wait and start your journey by applying today!
