Chaplain |As Needed

The role

The Chaplain is responsible for all activities of the spiritual services program and the delivery of spiritual services to patients and families. This role involves providing direct spiritual support, participating in patient care plan meetings, and performing liturgical assignments.

What you will do

• Provide direct spiritual support and/or counsel to patients/families in keeping with their beliefs.
• Work with staff, clergy, and community groups to enhance sensitivity to spiritual concerns.
• Participate in patient care plan meetings to assess spiritual needs.
• Participate in the admissions process and assist with legal contract signing.
• Maintain proper records of visits to patients/families.
• Maintain contact with clergy or appropriate representatives.
• Develop and maintain a resource group of clergy.
• Participate in the Support Services on call rotation to meet Hospice needs 24 hours a day.
• Perform occasional liturgical assignments.
• Provide educational programs for community clergy and religious representatives.

Required qualifications

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology or appropriate certification in hospital or pastoral ministry
• Must meet state requirements
• Expertise with both written and oral communications, documentation requirements, and program management
• Ability to be open, sensitive, flexible, and ecumenical
• Experience in working with patients/families dealing with life-threatening illness and death
• Ability to perform necessary documentation in writing
• Ability to lift, transfer, and or move items or patients with weights of 10-50 pounds
• Ability to perform critical thinking, and psychosocial assessments and judgements
• Ability to drive in all types of weather

Nice to have

• Master's degree
• One-year experience in hospice

Benefits

• 403b
• daily pay
• bonuses
• career advancement opportunities
• holiday pay
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription, and life insurance available for regular status full and part time employees

About the company

Bethesda has more than 1,200 employees who dedicate their careers to improving the lives of others.