Chaplain

Job Description

Job Description

About This Position

HopeHealth is seeking an experienced Chaplain

The Chaplain actively participates as part of an interdisciplinary team to coordinate and provide spiritual care to patients, families and staff, which are accepting, affirming and respectful of diverse belief systems and spiritual practices.

This is a per diem position

What will a Chaplain do?

• Provides spiritual / pastoral assessment through contact with patient / family within five (5) days of admission, per patient need.
• Provide spiritual / pastoral care in accordance with the ongoing wishes and needs of the patient / family.
• Develop and implement an individualized spiritual / pastoral plan of care according to goals and wishes of patient / family.
• Conduct services of prayer, worship and rituals for patients / families, staff and community members as appropriate.
• Offer patients / families of different philosophies and religious beliefs opportunities to discuss and share their thoughts, feelings, beliefs and values.
• Document spiritual counseling, and other interventions, provided in the patient's clinical record, according to HPC-RI procedures and policies.
• Work collaboratively as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team(s) to ensure patient / family needs are met, continually evaluating patient response to care.
• Facilitate linkage to community clergy or other faith-based leaders as requested by patient / families.
• Active participation in Interdisciplinary Team meetings, staff meetings, and other meetings as requested and expected for the position.
• Work collaboratively with Bereavement to plan HPC-RI memorial services and other organizational outreach activities.

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HopeHealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

HopeHealth is committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workspace. We believe that attracting, developing and empowering exceptional people will allow us to continue to deliver the best care for our patients and families.

All qualified individuals – inclusive of race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age and ability – are warmly welcome at HopeHealth.

Discover a career that transforms lives – including yours.

At HopeHealth, health care is more than a career choice. It’s a calling.

You can see it in our incredible team, who are as compassionate as they are talented. You can see it in the trust that our patients and families place in us every day.

And you can see it in our values – as a health care organization, and as an employer. At HopeHealth, we care deeply about every life we touch, including yours. We’re committed to giving employees the support they need to not only excel at their jobs, but to love what they do.

Join us, and you’ll be part of a team that inspires you, a workplace that invests in you, and a mission that brings hope and dignity to patients and families every day.

HopeHealth is a not-for-profit market leader in the areas of home health, palliative and hospice care serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Our Hospice Care Team

HopeHealth’s hospice care team provides comfort and support to patients who are in the advanced stages of serious illness or nearing the end of life.

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