About the Role
Bristol Hospice is seeking an experienced Hospice Chaplain to join their team. This role is pivotal in meeting the spiritual needs of patients and their families through assessments, care plans, and collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
Responsibilities
- Assure spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner.
- Facilitate the development of the individualized plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs.
- Provide direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.
- Serve as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
- Maintain records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revision.
- Document direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
- Attend patient care conference and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group.
- Provide consultation, education and support to interdisciplinary group on spiritual care.
- Recruit 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 care.
- Provide for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
- Plan periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team.
- Assist in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/families/caregivers.
- Actively participate in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
- Accept and perform other related duties and responsibilities, as required.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited seminary or school of theology, BD, M.Div. or equivalent theological degree preferred.
- Must have experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver.
- Hospice experience preferred.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and EMR systems.
- Must be willing to travel to hospice locations as assigned.
- Must be flexible with working hours.
Location
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- Full-time
Education Level
- BD, M.Div. or equivalent theological degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $52,000.00 - $60,000.00 Salary/year
Benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
- PTO and Paid Holidays
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and more
- HSA & 401(k) available
- Mileage Reimbursement for applicable positions
- Advanced training programs
About the Company
- Bristol Hospice is a nationwide industry leader committed to providing a family-centered approach in the delivery of hospice services throughout our communities.
- We are dedicated to our mission that all patients and families entrusted to our care will be treated with the highest level of compassion, respect, and dignity.
- Our culture is cultivated using the following values: Integrity, Trust, Excellence, Accountability, Mutual Respect.
- Passionate company culture committed to the highest standard of care in the hospice industry.
Equal Opportunity
- Bristol Hospice is an equal-opportunity employer.
- Our success depends upon our ability to create and maintain a diverse and supportive work environment where individuality is promoted.
- Bristol puts high priority on the worth of every person.
- We do not base our hiring decisions on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics.
