What are the responsibilities and job description for the CHAPLAIN position at VNAcare?
Description
VNAcare, a not-for-profit leader in hospice care, is looking for dedicated healthcare professionals to join our team.
Join our team and provide compassionate care to patients in your community! We are a leader in Hospice services that offers the best programs available in the High Desert communities. Come on board with us as a Hospice Chaplain!!!
With offices throughout Southern California, you can become part of the team who continues to be a leader in providing professional and comprehensive care to critically, chronically or terminally ill patients in our community.
Our clinicians enjoy flexible schedules including limited weekends/after-hours/on-call which promotes a healthy work-life balance.
We offer competitive salaries, mileage reimbursement and a comprehensive orientation/on-the-job training program.
The Hospice Chaplain position is open in our Apple Valley location and surrounding areas. This is a Per Diem position with on-call rotation.
Requirements of the Hospice Chaplain:
· Graduate of an accredited seminary or school of theology preferred.
· Knowledge of emotional effects of death, grief and loss.
· Experience in working with families facing serious illness.
Hospice Chaplain Duties Include:
· Assess the spiritual needs and resources of patients, families and caregivers, and assist them in using their faith to cope with illness, trauma, and the dying experience.
· Assists with development/update in patient’s plan of care within two days of admission or condition change.
· Provides direct spiritual counseling and support to patients and families.
· Participates in weekly Interdisciplinary Team meetings and is attentive to spiritual care issues of patients, families and caregivers as cases are reviewed.
· Contacts clergy of a particular faith on the patient/family behalf.
· Acts as liaison between Hospice and patient's own pastor.
· Maintains records of his/her visits and community clergy contacts.
· Conducts funeral and memorial services if requested by the hospice patient's family.
For assistance in applying for a position with VNAcare, please contact the Human Resources Dept. at (909) 447-7282 or recruiter@vnacare.com.
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