Chaplain - Home Care jobs in Oregon

Partners In Care is seeking a Chaplain to provide spiritual care services essential to holistic end-of-life care to patients and families/caregivers.

Start a rewarding career with the leading hospice, home health, and palliative care provider in Central Oregon.

Who we are

As the largest and oldest provider of home health, palliative care, and hospice services in Central Oregon, and one of the largest in Oregon, we provide care to communities throughout Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties. Partners In Care is unique among other service providers as an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit, managed and operated by executives and medical professionals who live in Central Oregon. Our largely mobile workforce of over 200 employees serves patients and their families in a 10,000 square mile area. About 150 local volunteers work with Partners In Care in fundraising, resource coordination, and other areas of community support. As the name Partners In Care suggests, our multi-disciplinary team not only serves patients and families, but it’s also a valuable partner with other community resources and organizations, coordinating care and meeting a broad spectrum of needs for many population segments.

Partners In Care offers career opportunities that support patients and their families during their most difficult and challenging times – recovering from surgery, living with a chronic or serious illness, coping with a terminal condition, or dealing with the loss of a loved one. You will gain valuable experience in a special medical field, expand your knowledge, and make a real impact on the lives of others. A career at Partners In Care isn’t just a job for our employees – It’s a way of getting more out of life and giving back to your community. If you’re looking for fulfilling work, a career at Partners In Care may be right for you.

What you will do

The Chaplain is responsible for providing and/or coordinating spiritual support to patients and families, who elect Spiritual Care, guided by our Spiritual Care Plan and in keeping with the patient and family’s beliefs. A Chaplain functions as a member of the interdisciplinary team in developing a patient’s plan of care. A chaplain provides hospice-related spiritual and educational opportunities for volunteers, staff, and community.

Responsibilities

• Assess spiritual needs of patients/families, prepare and monitor spiritual care as part of the interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Provides direct spiritual support and/or counsel patients and families consistent with their spiritual and cultural beliefs and practices. dignity, as appropriate.
• Make and maintain contact with congregations/clergy on behalf of patients and families.
• Responsible for accurate and timely documentation of all patient spiritual care contact, written for another’s reading.
• Attend and participate in team meetings, in-service trainings, departmental meetings, staff meetings, case conferences and other related activities.
• Works with staff, local congregations, and community groups to enhance their sensitivity to the spiritual concerns of patients and families experiencing terminal illness and loss.
• Available to be present for the dying, assist with funeral plans and conduct memorial services as requested.
• Conduct single bereavement care encounter or follow-up with family, referring extended needs to the bereavement department.
• Meet mandatory continuing education requirements of the agency.
• Demonstrate commitment, professional growth and competency by maintaining a working knowledge of public and private eligibility standards and requirements.
• Promote Agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
• Demonstrate understanding of coordination and continuity of care by collaborating with the IDT.
• Adheres to the PIC mission and values. Supports the organization.

The above statements are meant to be a representative summary of the duties of the Chaplain position.