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Are you a Chaplain that is in the Manhattanarea? Interim Healthcare of Manhattanis looking for a Part-Time Chaplain that has a heart for seniors & looking to join our tight-knit Hospice Team. If you have interest in this position, we would love to talk with you! Apply today!

General Purpose:

Responsible for providing spiritual services to patients/families of Interim HealthCare Hospice, either directly or through effective coordination with the patients/familys clergy and/or other community clergy/spiritual counselors.

Essential Functions:

• Conducts assessments of hospice patients/families spiritual needs.
• Ensures that appropriate spiritual services are provided in a timely manner by either providing such to the patient/family or coordinating the provision of services with community clergy or spiritual counselors.
• Provides direct spiritual services to patients/families according to their belief system and practice.
• Participates in the development of the interdisciplinary group (IDG) plan of care to meet identified spiritual needs.
• Conducts religious services for patients/families as well as hospice and facility staff as requested.
• Serves as a liaison and support to community clergy and spiritual counselors.
• Documents services provided and/or ongoing communication with community clergy and spiritual counselors in a timely manner.
• Maintains records of spiritual services utilization and related activities as directed for quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI), hospice program development, and policies and procedures review and revision.
• Actively participates in patient/family care conferences and IDG meetings.
• Provides consultation, education, and support regarding spiritual issues and care to the IDG members and facility staff.
• Recruits an adequate number of community clergy and/or spiritual counselors to meet patient/family needs.
• Acts as the hospice spiritual services community liaison by developing community contacts and offering hospice education to a variety of clergy, counselors and congregations.
• Provides funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
• Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of IDG members, volunteers, facility staff and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the IDG.
• Primarily responsible for conducting or arranging the memorial service associated with the hospice bereavement program as requested.
• Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/families.
• Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
• May have access to personal health information (PHI) necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities. Access to use and ability to disclose PHI is further defined by each organization/department.

Interim HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.