• Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner. 
• Facilitates the development of the individualized the plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs. 
• Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.
• Serves as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
• Maintains records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revision. 
• Documents direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselors. 
• Attends patient care conference and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group. 
• Provides consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care. 
• Recruits community chaplains, spiritual counselors, and spiritual care volunteers adequate to meet patient and family/caregiver needs by developing community contacts and offering education through congregations about hospice care. 
• Provides for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
• Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team. 
• Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/ families/caregivers. 
• Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
• Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree).  Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver. 
• Ability to work as member of interdisciplinary group.
• Comfort in an interfaith setting.
• Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.
• Ability to network with community clergy and congregations.
• Knowledge of and commitment to hospice philosophy of care.
• If making home visits, must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order.
• Hospice/experience preferred.