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Hospice Home Care

Overview

The Hospice Chaplain is responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of Spring Valley Hospice, either directly or through coordination of care with other spiritual counselors. 

Responsibilities Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely mannerFacilitates the development of the individualized the plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needsProvides direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregiversServes as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselorsMaintains records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revisionDocuments direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselorsAttends patient care conference and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary groupProvides consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual careRecruits 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 careProvides for funeral or memorial services for patients as requestedPlans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice teamAssists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/ families/caregivers Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activitiesAccepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required Qualifications Completion or graduation from a theology or chaplaincy program. Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiverAbility to work as member of interdisciplinary groupComfort in an interfaith settingAbility to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and valuesAbility to network with community clergy and congregationsKnowledge of and commitment to hospice philosophy of careHospice/ experience preferred About our Line of Business Hospice Home Care focuses on providing hospice care to local patients and their families living in Arkansas. We concentrate on managing a patient’s pain and other symptoms first and foremost, while also providing emotional and spiritual support to the family. The holistic care approach to providing hospice services by the entire care team sets Hospice Home Care apart. We believe the quality of life to be as important as length of life. Hospice Home Care offers Routine Home Care, Respite, General Inpatient Care and Continuous Care. For more information about Hospice Home Care, please visit www.hospicehomecare.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.