CHAPLAIN / SPIRITUAL COUNSELOR
Job Description
Job Description
The Hospice Spiritual Counselor is responsible for the provision of spiritual care
services to patients, families and caregivers, either directly or through coordination of care with other
spiritual counselors and staff. The Hospice Spiritual Counselor is a consultant to staff, volunteers and the
community on the spiritual aspects of terminal illness, dying and bereavement and on the practices of
major religious related issues.
• Assures spiritual assessment of patients, families and caregivers in the hospice program and
appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner and within standards.
• Provides direct spiritual care to patients, families and caregivers through plan of care.
• Serves as a liaison and support to community Chaplains and Spiritual Counselors.
• Maintains records of spiritual care services, utilization and related activities for quality assurance,
program development and policies and procedures review and revision.
• Documents direct services and ongoing communication with patients, families and caregivers.
• Point of Service documentation is an expectation of all personnel who have direct patient/family
contact for quality care, accuracy, and communication standards. The Chaplain is expected to
appropriately document at Point of Service, have timely synchronization of patient data & effectively
communicate with the Patient Care Team.
• Attends and is active member of interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings.
• Provides consultation, education and support to the IDT on spiritual care.
• Provides for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
• Serves as a consultant to staff, volunteers and the community 0n the spiritual aspects of terminal
illness, dying and bereavement and on the practices of major religious related issues.
• Participates in memorial/remembrance events sponsored by HCIB.
• Provide bereavement support for staff as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.
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