Hospice Chaplain

Hospice Chaplain

• Posted 12-Aug-2024 (EST)
• 1 Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022, USA

Hospice Chaplain

Masonic Villages of Pennsylvania - Home Health, Hospice, and Home Care Campus - is immediately hiring a Hospice Chaplain.

With over 145 years of providing award-winning care and services across the state of PA, Masonic Villages is driven by our Mission of Love to assist individuals in realizing their potential and enjoying the highest possible quality of life.

Why Choose Masonic Villages :

Each campus is supported by corporate leaders who are fully invested in our Mission of Love and hiring like-minded individuals who are committed to providing heartfelt customer service and contributing to our team environment.

When you join our team, you can expect :

• Competitive pay rates to attract the best talent
• Tuition and Educational Reimbursement
• A commitment to growing our leaders, with at least 50% of our leadership positions being filled internally
• Voted #1 home health agency in Lancaster County by Lancaster Newspapers2020
• Patient-centered care
• Part of a greater continuum of care (Masonic Village) providing the best outcomes and transitions for patient.
• Industry-leading benefits that start day one such as $0 cost medical coverage option
• Vacation Time / Flex Time and Paid Holidays
• Pay on-demand. Access up to $500 of your earned wages in real-time.
• Discounted Grocery gift cards
• Discounts for onsite Daycare
• Free Gym and Pool Membership
• Paid Lunch
• Discounted tickets for movies, theme parks, hotels, and MORE!
• Shoe discounts
• Cell phone discounts
• Employer matched Retirement Savings with free financial planning
• A commitment to growing our leaders with leadership & mentorship programs available

Key : Full Time & Part Time Regular Staff Only

What You'll Do :

As a Hospice Chaplain, you will carry out our Mission of Love by providing spiritual care support to any situation and need that arises with primary focus on hospice patients, family members and associated caregivers.

This support occurs through the life range continuum of pre-hospice conditions to bereavement follow up.

Our Hospice Chaplain is responsible for the following :

• Promote the role and identify of faith, spirituality, and chaplaincy as an integral part of the hospice experience.
• Demonstrate ability to meet individuals where they are at in the journey regardless of their cultural or spiritual beliefs.
• Conduct spiritual assessments on all patients and families at admission and on-going. Provide spiritual care support on a routine and referral basis.
• Refer to appropriate resources as needed.
• Provide psycho-emotional-spiritual support through discussion of end-of-life issues with patients, families, and hospice team members.
• Demonstrate proficiency in skills of active listening, life review, validation, compassion, God conversation and servant leadership.
• Create and lead meaningful funeral and remembrance services as requested.
• Develop and lead educational trainings and in-services on spirituality and end of life topics for staff, referral sources and the community at large.
• Participate in team meetings and other committees as assigned.
• Participate in the supportive services on-call rotation (casual employees are exempt from this requirement).
• Demonstrate proficiency in explaining the Medicare Hospice benefit, how hospice can help, and how spirituality and faith are a part of the end-of-life process.
• Present oneself in a substantive manner indicative of spiritual awareness.
• Routinely collaborate with team members, referral sources and facility staff to ensure that spiritual needs are being met.
• Facilitates opportunities for all to engage in spiritual and ethical discussions regarding end of life.
• Carry out QAPI roles and responsibilities as assigned.

What You Have :

• Bachelor's degree in Ministry, Theology or related field preferred.
• Masters degree or CPE beneficial, but not required.
• Maintain a current PA driver's license and insurance on personal vehicle.
• Personal Computer experience required.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.