Spiritual Care Coordinator - PRN
Company: ProMedica Senior Care
Location: Glenarm
Posted on: March 19, 2023
Job Description:
Description
ProMedica Senior Care, formerly HCR ManorCare/Heartland, provides a
range of services, including skilled nursing care, assisted living,
post-acute medical and rehabilitation care, hospice care, home
health care and rehabilitation therapy.
ProMedica Hospice is currently searching for a less than part-time
Spiritual Care Coordinator to support hospice patients, families
and staff. This position offers a flexible schedule. Weekday hours
available with an after hours on call rotation.
Responsible to provide spiritual support to clients, families, and
the hospice staff via phone contact, home visits and referrals to
the client/family, local clergy. Assists with memorial services and
activities relating to spiritual and religious issues of client,
family and interdisciplinary team.
In return for your expertise, youll enjoy excellent training,and
unlimited opportunities to learn and grow. Be a part of the team
leading the nation in healthcare.
4708 - Heartland Hospice Services - Springfield - Serving Central
Illinois
Location
4708 - Heartland Hospice Services - Springfield - Serving Central
Illinois
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's from an accredited school of theology or equivalent, or
Master's in Counseling or Master's in Social Work with 2 units of
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) required; Master's in theological
studies or equivalent and completion of 2 units of CPE preferred.
If affiliated or endorsed by a denomination or faith group must be
in good standing, as evidenced by a certificate.
Position Requirements
Qualifications
- Ability to develop and maintain rapport with caregiver and
patients.
- Demonstrated experience in working with patients and caregivers
coping with terminal illness and death.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated problem solving and decision-making
abilities.
- Knowledge of Hospice philosophy/palliative care and Medicare
Hospice benefit rules & regulations.
Experience
- Experience in patient/caregiver counseling.
- Proficient computer skills preferred
Travel
- 100%; necessary daily.
Working Conditions
- Exposure to disagreeable conditions including odors, infection,
illness, and physical contact from disruptive patients.
Job Specific Details:
General Responsibilities
- Provides spiritual support & counseling to patients and
caregivers as related to issues of grief, loss & the dying
process.
- Contacts patient/caregiver, clergy or spiritual representative
when appropriate. Works in collaboration with community clergy as
desired by patient/caregiver.
- Conducts funeral services when requested by the patient?s
caregiver.
- Assists with bereavement follow-up services as
appropriate.
- Participates in on-call Spiritual Care Coordinator
services.
- Provides spiritual support to the interdisciplinary team.
- Submits paperwork in a timely manner to update and maintain
patient medical records. Documentation is clear & complete.
- Prepares reports for the Director of Professional Service
and/or Patient Care Coordinator, as required.
- Participates in regularly scheduled interdisciplinary team
meetings to coordinate the spiritual care of the patient/caregiver,
exchange information and problem solve, receive staff support and
education, and evaluate patient/caregiver response to call
provided.
- Participates in agency quality assessment performance
improvement (QAPI) programs.
- Participates in programs providing orientation, training and
inservice. Serves as a resource to interdisciplinary team.
- Provides programs to the community on hospice and related
issues of loss.
- Accepts other assignments deemed appropriate.
- Directs or performs spiritual assessment of patients &
caregiver members as soon as possible upon admission.
- Develops and implements individualized spiritual plan of care
based on assessment & consultation with other team members. Updates
plan as changes occur.
- Assists patient, caregiver & staff in acquiring & utilizing
community resources, as needed.
- Adheres to established personnel policies.
- Conducts religious services and/or rituals for
patients/caregivers, as appropriate.
- Offers patients/caregivers with non-traditional
philosophies/beliefs opportunity to discuss and share their beliefs
and values.
- Communicates patient changes in condition to appropriate
staff.
- Willingly accepts direction from Director of Professional
Services and Patient Care Coordinator.
- Communicates patient/caregiver needs to members of
interdisciplinary team.
- Schedules visits with patient/caregiver prior to the visit and
confirms appointment, as needed. Visits are scheduled according to
patient/caregiver need.
- Completes spiritual assessment as indicated and appropriate as
soon as possible after admission.
- Provides spiritual support in accordance with on-going wishes
and needs of the patient/caregiver.
- Develops an individualized spiritual plan of care which
demonstrates an effort to work in close collaboration with local
clergy whenever desired by the patient and provides spiritual
support as needed and defined by the patient/caregiver.
- Conducts religious services of prayer, worship and rituals for
patients/caregivers, as appropriate.
- Documents counseling provided in the patient?s clinical
record.
- Works with other professionals in resolving
spiritual/pastoral/ethical issues.
- Works in a team approach with members of the IDT/IDG and other
qualified professionals, as determined by the hospice, to evaluate
patient/caregiver response to care.
- Attends IDT/IDG conferences and reviews plan of care.
- Assists in developing and updating the patient/caregiver plan
of care.
- Assesses patient/caregiver response to and satisfaction with
care.
- Participates in development of approaches to meet staff support
needs.
Keywords: ProMedica Senior Care, Springfield , Spiritual Care Coordinator - PRN, Other , Glenarm, Illinois
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