Chaplain - Hospice - Columbus, OH - PRN

Company:
Ohio Health at Home in partnership with Compassus

At Ohio Health at Home in Partnership with Compassus, the Certified Chaplain is responsible for modeling the Compassus values of Compassion, Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, and Innovation and for promoting the Compassus philosophy, using the 6 Pillars of Success as the foundation. S/he is responsible for upholding the Code of Ethical Conduct and for promoting positive working relationships within the company, among all departments, and all external stakeholders.

The Certified Chaplain is a hospice-trained individual who provides spiritual support to patients and the members of the family. S/he may be a priest, minister, rabbi, or other individual with experience in spiritual support. The Certified Chaplain is not intended to replace the patient's own clergy, but to provide spiritual support and help. The Certified Chaplain actively serves as a member of an interfaith pastoral care staff working as part of the Compassus Ohio Health partnership, sharing in activities such as staff meetings, on-call responsibilities, and providing meaningful worship experiences.

• Explains hospice services and Medicare benefits to patients and families; obtains Informed Consent and Election of Benefits documents as requested.
• Submits appropriate documentation and paperwork to facilities at the completion of patient visits; documentation is completed and submitted timely according to company policy.
• Articulates the regulatory framework governing the role of the Spiritual Counselor (federal and state, if applicable).
• Participates as a member of the IDT, including development and implementation of the plan of care.
• Provides spiritual care support to the patient and family; supports the involvement of community clergy as the patient/family request.
• Assists in identifying the need for intervention of other IDT members.
• Effectively communicates patient and family needs to IDT.
• Collaborates with IDT to coordinate spiritual care support for the patient and family to ensure appropriateness, continuity, and quality of care.
• Maintains updated, comprehensive care plans which reflect current problems, goals and interventions for patients.
• Maintains respect for the family's environment and belief systems, and remains nondiscriminatory regarding age, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, and other personal matters.
• Counsels in accordance with patient’s and family’s beliefs.
• Supports the patient and family in working through the stages of death, grief, and bereavement.
• Acts as liaison with the clerical community to interpret the needs of the hospice patient and family, and helps recruit clerical volunteers for the hospice.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Master's degree or higher with a Theology focus, unless required per state specific regulation.
• Completion of at least two (2) units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) by an ACPE accredited program, unless required per state regulation.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in the provision of pastoral support to individuals or families required.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in the provision of pastoral support to individuals/families related to loss, grief, bereavement, or trauma preferred.
• Ordination, commission, or endorsement from current faith community.

• Mathematical
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage.
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or…