Hospice Chaplain - Pastoral/Spiritual Counselor

New and Exciting Opportunity coming your way!
The time is Right! The time is NOW!!! AdvisaCare is growing and expanding!!! We are happy to announce our addition of Hospice to our Charlexoix officelocation servicing the Alpena and surrounding areas! Come be a part of our team and assist with getting Hospice off the ground and running - Many wonderful employment opportunities available !

Requirements

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology or appropriate certification of pastoral ministry.
• Demonstrated experience in working with patients and families who have dealt with loss of a loved one
• Empathetic approach to patients, caregivers and team members
• Participate in home visits, weekly office meetings as indicated
• Ability to adapt to patient’s status and needs
• Exhibits critical thinking and applies them for continuous improvement of Hospice Services

Job Responsibilities:

• Spiritual/ Pastoral assessment of patient’s, family and caregiver spiritual needs
• Development of individualized spiritual plan of care that collaborates with local clergy when desired by patient and provides spiritual support as needed and defined by patient / family.
• Compliance with AdvisaCare Hospice Policies and Procedures, Medicare compliance
• Preparing clinical and progress notes, participating in IDG conferences
• Being available to staff for bereavement support
• Participate in Hospice performance improvement program
• Maintain high level of customer satisfaction with our clients, families and caregivers
• Consistently and accurately update Electronic Medical Records

Benefits

• Excellent pay
• Medical benefits Available
• 401 K Plan
• Weekly paychecks
• Employee Appreciation program
• 24/7 staffing support