What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chaplain position at Palo Alto County Health System?
Job Summary
The hospice chaplain is responsible for offering spiritual counseling to hospice patients and their families for Hospice of Palo Alto County.
Job Status: PRN (As Needed)
Education/Requirements/Knowledge/Skills:
- The hospice chaplain will be available to provide spiritual counseling to hospice patients and their families, staying within their belief system.
- Maintains confidences of patients and their families.
- Documents in the clinical record progress notes in a timely manner.
- Uses effective communication skills.
- Attends IDT meetings and has input into developing, implementing, evaluating and documenting the plan of care.
- Reports necessary findings to hospice nurse if needed.
- Makes an effort to arrange visits of clergy and other members of the religious organizations in the community to patients who desire visits.
- Be available to individuals/families who do not have services from a spiritual person and request his/her services.
- Ordained and endorsed minister, priest, or member of a religious order or lay person with certified training in pastoral care.
- Pastoral services.
- Counseling individuals with terminal illnesses.
- Familiar/comfortable working with varied spiritual/religious practices
We offer a wide array of benefits to full time staff including, but not limited to the following:
- Company matched IPERS benefits
- Health, dental and vision insurance (employee/employer shared cost)
- Paid Time Off
