Hospice Chaplain - Hospice (Days) (Part-Time)

Statement Of Employment Philosophy

Being a part of Tanner Health System is more than a job, it is a promise we make to treat every patient with exceptional service every time they walk through our doors. Service excellence is the foundation of our organizational culture and the expectations we all set for each other, our patients, physicians and our community. All employees agree to abide by a set of service standards. These standards are the promise we make to provide the best care possible, and represent our beliefs, values and who we strive to become. We each commit to making Tanner Health System a great place for our employees to work, for patients to receive care and for physicians to practice medicine.

Functions

Area of Responsibilities

Provide spiritual care assessments and develop individualized spiritual care plans.

Offer counseling, prayer, rituals, and spiritual support based on patient family preferences.

Participate in the IDT meetings and contribute to the ongoing plan of care. Communicate relevant spiritual concerns to the team members.

Collaborate with nurses, physicians, social workers, aides, and volunteers to ensure holistic patient care.

Assist in bereavement follow-up and grief support services as appropriate and provide guidance to families before and after death.

Support patients and families coping with grief, loss, and end-of-life transitions.

Respect and honor all cultural, spiritual, and religious beliefs and practices.

Facilitate connections with community clergy or spiritual resources when requested.

Document all patient interactions in the electronic medical records in a timely manner.

Maintain compliance with Hospice regulations, policies, and standards.

Provide spiritual support to Hospice staff as needed (e.g., debriefing after patient death)

Participate in community outreach or education related to Hospice services when applicable.

Compliance Statement

Employee performs within the prescribed limits of Tanner Health System's Ethics and Compliance program. Is responsible to detect, observe, and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, the Compliance Officer, or the Hotline.

Required Knowledge & Skills

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Experience: One year of related experience. Requires a working knowledge of standard practices and procedures.

Licenses and Certifications

DRIVER'S LICENSE

ACLS CERTIFICATION

Qualifications

Board Certified Chaplain through a recognized organization preferred.

Ecclesiastical endorsement or ordination preferred.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Ability to work with individuals of diverse backgrounds and belief systems.

Compassionate presence and active listening skills.

Ability to manage emotional and sensitive situations professionally.

Strong organizational and documentation skills.

Position Responsibilities

Contact with Others: Requires frequent contact with many persons at different levels inside and outside of the organization to carry out organization policies and programs and obtain willing acceptance, consent, or action.

Effect of Error: Probable error usually detected in succeeding operations and generally confined to a single department or phase of organization activities. Practically all work is subject to verification or check. Occasional work with some confidential data where the effect of any disclosure would be negligible or where the full import is not apparent in the routines performed.

People Management Responsibilities

Supervisory Responsibility: Exercises no supervision, work direction, or instruction of other employees or students

Work Environment/Physical Effort

Mental Demands: Assignment requires planning and arranging own work to reach definite objectives. Applies knowledge of a specific field using several varied procedures or techniques. Solves non-routine technical, treatment, or operational problems under general guides

Working Conditions: Noticeable - (About 25% of the day) Involved in exposure to dirt, odors, noise, or some work is performed with exposure to temperature/weather extremes/occupational risk and probability of coming into contact with blood borne pathogens, other potentially infectious diseases, or biomedical/bio-hazardous materials.

Working Conditions Aspects for Immunizations

Performs tasks involving contact with blood, blood-contaminated body fluids, other body fluids, or sharps (needles): Yes

Directly works with Patients less than 12 months of age: No

Physical Effort: Light physical effort - Much of work done while sitting but with more than normal standing or walking. Handles light materials intermittently. Office or laboratory work requiring more than normal visual effort.

Physical Aspects

Bending: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Typing: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Manual Dexterity -- picking, pinching with fingers etc.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Feeling (Touch) -- determining temperature, texture, by touching: Not required

Hearing: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.

Reaching -- above shoulder: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Reaching -- below shoulder: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Visual: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.

Color Vision: Not required

Speaking: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.

Standing: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Balancing: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Walking: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Crawling: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Running - in response to an emergency: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Lifting up to 25 lbs.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Lifting 25 to 60 lbs.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Lifting over 60 lbs.: Not required

Handling -- seizing, holding, grasping: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Carrying: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Climbing: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Kneeling: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Squatting: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Tasting: Not required

Smelling: Not required

Driving -- Utility vehicles such as golf carts, Gators, ATV, riding lawnmowers, skid steer, aerial lift: Not required

Driving -- Class C vehicles: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Driving -- CDL class vehicles: Not required

N95 Respirator usage (PPE): Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Hazmat suit usage (PPE): Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Pushing/Pulling -- up to 25 lbs.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Pushing/Pulling -- 25 to 60 lbs.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Pushing/Pulling -- over 60 lbs. : Not required