Hospice Chaplain PRN

Hospice of Virginia has more than 20 years of experience serving hospice patients across the state of Virginia. Founded in 1996 by one of the committee members that created the Medicare Hospice Benefit in 1983, Hospice of Virginia has a long history of helping more and more community members improve their quality of life. Beyond being one of the oldest and most respected hospices in Virginia, we are also one of the biggest, serving over 60 counties in the state.

We are a caring organization whose first responsibility is to do the right thing in serving our patients, ensuring that no one should die alone, afraid, or in pain. We value our team, treating them fairly and with respect so they can provide exceptional patient care. We adhere to the highest ethical and compliance standards and are committed to a successful future for our organization and our staff, focusing on growth, innovation, and continued learning.

What We offer:

• Great culture and team atmosphere

• Flexible Hours

• Mileage reimbursement

• Employee Referral Program

• Employee Discount Programs

What You'll Do:

• Performs spiritual bereavement assessments of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program in a timely manner and ensure that identified needs are addressed in the patient's plan of care

• Provides direct spiritual care and bereavement counseling to patients and families/caregivers

• Demonstrates exceptional service to patients, families, referral sources, co-workers, and other customers. Assists team members as needed to ensure that this level of service is consistently provided

• Provides accurate and timely documentation of patient services to reflect the plan of care

• Attends group meetings to facilitate coordination of care and discussion of interdisciplinary group involvement

• Provides consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care and bereavement counseling

• Participates in Continuous Care and on call, if necessary

• Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patient's families/caregivers as needed

• Assumes responsibility in directing the development and implementation of the bereavement plan of care and the frequency of service delivery; make available bereavement services for up to one year following the death of the patient

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited seminary or school of theology and/or a certificate of ordination or commission from a religious faith group; completion of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) preferred

• Previous hospice experience working with death and dying strongly preferred

• Comfortable in an interfaith setting and able to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values

• Valid driver's license and proof of insurance is required