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Carle Foundation Hospital Chaplain-Hospice in Urbana, Illinois
Chaplain-Hospice
Department: Hospice
Entity: Champaign-Urbana Service Area
Job Category: Pastoral Care
Employment Type: Part - Time
Job ID: 43088
Experience Required: 1 - 3 Years
Education Required: Bachelors Degree
Shift: Day
Location: Champaign, IL
Usual Schedule: 3 days per week
On Call Requirements: none
Work Location: Carle on Fieldstone
Weekend Requirements: none
Other Posting Information: 24 hrs. per week.
Servicing Danville and Champaign-Urbana
Holiday Requirements: none
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Position Summary:
The Hospice Chaplain provides spiritual care and services based upon initial and ongoing assessments of the patient and family. Actively participates within the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) providing consultation and education to team members and families about spirituality and related care and services. Implements and coordinates the provision of spiritual care to alleviate distress and existential loneliness. Hours may vary depending upon census and program need.
Qualifications:
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS Bachelor's Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or Related Field CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS Driver's License Illinois upon hire and Proof of Auto Insurance upon hire. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS Experience in counseling situations. Record of having community organization skills. Post-academic ministry related work experience.One year of counseling experience in health care setting or a religious professional (clergy, religious, or theologically trained lay person) who has a combination of documented formal training in pastoral counseling and supervised counseling experience in a health care or clinical setting. The total of supervised work experience must equal at least 1 year in a clinical or health care setting. SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE Must have own faith traditions and respect for the faith traditions of others. Able to work as a member of a team. Working knowledge of community resources or ability to develop such knowledge.
Essential Functions:
Assists patient/family in mobilizing spiritual resources to enhance coping and quality in end of life experience.
Clarifies value issues with patients, families and staff to support ethical practices/decisions.
Demonstrates awareness of potential and unintended influence over patients who are vulnerable due to their illness, and protects patients and family against conscious or unconscious proselytizing.
Designs and implements individualized spiritual services and ceremonies of faith/worship and ritual.
Details (direct or incidental) possible to enhance service/care is communicated across service lines and among disciplines.
Develops a spiritual care plan to prevent and/or minimize spiritual distress and preserve/family beliefs. Evaluates effectiveness of spirutal services and individualizes spiritual plans of care and modifies interventions as indicated.
Documents spiritual assessments, interventions and spiritual services within patients electronic medical record.
Facilitates interdisciplinary consults to optimize and individualize patient treatment.
Identifies those at risk for religious/spiritual conflicts that compromise or detract from end of life quality and end life issue resolution.
Interprets and communicates pt/family faith and culture traditions. Identifies and communicates when spiritual/religious beliefs may impact the physical and psychosocial care provided by other team members.
Investigates and applies payer specific Commercial Hospice Benefits to optimize treatment opportunities.
Makes presentations concerning spirituality, religion and end of life care as requested by hospice leadership.
Provides care according to plan of care/orders. Recertifications are prepared with chaplain orders for patients actively served.
Provides education and resources to patients, families and significant others.
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