Hospice Chaplain

• Description Halcyon Home is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Hospice Chaplain PRN to join our team in Tomball, TX.
• This role is perfect for a professional with outstanding customer service skills and a genuine desire to make a positive impact on the lives of our patients.
• We offer competitive pay and wonderful team support!
• About Us: Halcyon Home is a fast-growing, central Texas-owned home health, hospice, and home care company.
• We emphasize hospitality and compassion to encourage positive patient outcomes for our refined, aging clients.
• We were voted Best in Home Health/Hospice four years running and Best in Home Care three years running by the Senior Resource Guide.
• We are also one of the Great Place to Work in Austin!!
• Come join our team!

Check out the Great Place to Work link! https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/7044353

As a Hospice Chaplain, you will deliver compassionate spiritual care to terminally ill patients and their families in their homes. You will assess their spiritual needs and provide counseling to address those needs, while also facilitating visits from local clergy, pastoral counselors, or other supportive individuals. Additionally, you will actively participate as a core member of the Interdisciplinary Group/Team (IDG/IDT).

Essential Functions

Evaluation: Assess the Hospice patient and support system to identify spiritual needs as evidenced by the Plan of Care (POC), documentation in the clinical records, and IDG/IDT conference minutes. Provide support for the spiritual needs of patient/family. Attend IDG/IDT meetings and participate in the patient care planning process. Participate in Quality Assessment Performance Improvement process as required. Use effective interpersonal relations and communication skills, facilitates the use of these skills by other team members to achieve desirable outcomes. Meets mandatory continuing education requirements of the Hospice. Demonstrate commitment, professional growth, and competency by maintaining a working knowledge of public and private eligibility standards and requirements. Promotes the Hospice’s philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care. Demonstrates understanding of coordination and continuity of care by collaborating with the IDG/IDT. Accept clinical assignments that are consistent with education and competence to meet the needs of the patients/families.

Requirements

Education: Master of Divinity preferred.

Experience

One year of experience as a Chaplain in a healthcare institution preferred.

Skills

Working knowledge of community spiritual and other resources. Good interpersonal skills.

Transportation

• Reliable transportation. Current auto liability insurance and driver’s license if personal vehicle is used for work.
• Environmental and
• Working
• Conditions: Works in patient homes and other healthcare facilities under various conditions. Occasional exposure to infectious diseases; ability to travel locally; may have some exposure to unpleasant weather.

Payrate

$50 per visit and $30 per hour for training and per mandatory meeting.