Chaplain

Overview

Chaplains provide spiritual care to patients, visitors, and team members. Chaplains offer spiritual care that enhances patient adjustment to illness and treatment, eases stress associated with hospitalization and contributes to satisfaction of patients and visitors. They provide consultation to the treatment team on the spiritual and emotional issues affecting patient care. Chaplains follow a patient-led care model, respecting the beliefs and culture of those with whom they are providing care.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.  

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.  Here are just a few:      

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.   

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.  

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.   

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.   

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience. 

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

Clinical Excellence 

• Facilitates the development of the interdisciplinary team plan of care to meet individual spiritual  needs. 
• Maintain record of spiritual care services and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures. 
• Document direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains, spiritual counselors and hospice interdisciplinary team. 
• Attend Interdisciplinary Team meetings and complete all associated documentation in an accurate and timely manner. 
• Provide consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care. 
• Meets measures as determined and required for job productivity and performance improvement.  
• Provide bereavement follow up services as requested. 
• Arrange for on-call availability of chaplaincy services. 
• Conduct or make arrangements for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested. 
• Assist in planning periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team. 

Collaboration  

• Develop and maintain a resource group of clergy to whom specific aspects of spiritual care may be delegated. 
• Recruit community chaplains, spiritual counselors, and spiritual care volunteers adequately to meet patient/ family/caregiver needs. 
• Develop community contacts and offer education through congregations about hospice care. 
• Provide educational programs for community clergy, religious and lay representatives as resources allow.  
• Provide educational in-services to the hospice and community.
• Serves as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors.

Performance Improvement  

• Completion of communication tasks and activities in a timely manner. This would include, but is not limited to: responding to email, voicemail or telephone messages, promptly, accurately, and professionally; attending staff meetings as scheduled or viewing videotapes of those meetings; asking questions of team members and supervisors when needing clarification about various day-to-day issues or patient needs; and reviewing employee communication pieces, to stay aware of UnityPoint at Home programs and initiatives. 
• Participates in quality assurance and performance improvement activities as assigned. 
• Perform other duties as requested by Hospice Administrator or Supervisor to facilitate the smooth and effective operations of the office. 
• Maintain regular and consistent attendance at work. 
• Behave in a manner consistent with Mission, Vision, Values and Expectations for Excellence. 
• Maintain compliance with OSHA, Accreditation Standards and Risk Management guidelines

Qualifications

Education:

• Graduate of accredited school of theology, or related Bachelor’s degree. 
• 2 units of CPE - can be completed within 2 years of hire

Experience:

• Ordination in a particular religious group and/or endorsed and in good standing from an ecclesiastical governing body 

License(s)/Certification(s):

• Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons. 
• Valid Mandatory Reporter course completion by state(s) requirement  
• CPR Certification.

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