Blize Healthcare is looking for a Hospice Chaplain to join our team. You will provide spiritual care, emotional support, and counseling to patients and families during the end-of-life journey, respecting individual beliefs and cultural traditions. You will facilitate discussions about spirituality, meaning, and hope, and may help patients and families make decisions about end-of-life care. Additionally, you will offer grief support and bereavement services, and ensure patients and loved ones are not alone in their time of need.
Job Description:
- Evaluating the spiritual needs and preferences of patients and their families and providing tailored support based on their beliefs and values.
- Offering emotional and spiritual support, including counseling, prayer, and pastoral care, to help patients and families cope with the challenges of terminal illness and grief.
- Helping patients and families make decisions about advanced directives, resuscitation orders, and funeral arrangements, considering spiritual and emotional factors.
- Offering grief counseling and bereavement services to families after the passing of a loved one and helping them process their loss and find healing.
- Collaborating with other members of the hospice care team to ensure comprehensive care and addressing the spiritual needs of patients and their families.
- Respecting the diversity of beliefs and practices of patients and families and tailoring care to their individual needs.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).
- Bachelors degree.
- Ordination/Licensing.
- One year of hospice experience.
- Ability to connect with patients and their families on an emotional level.
- Physical strength and ability to lift up to 50 pounds, as needed.
Benefits:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid time off.
- Mileage/fuel reimbursement.