The Hospice Chaplain is a member of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team and provides pastoral counseling and spiritual support to patients and families as needed and serves as a resource to other providers of spiritual support involved with Hospice patients and families.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assists patients, caregivers and families with spiritual care related to death and dying: Supports the dignity of the dying; Supports the patient/family spiritual and cultural belief systems; Provides religious rituals and assists with funeral/memorial services as requested.
Visits patients and completes a spiritual assessment, documents and reports to the interdisciplinary team.
Acts as a liaison between the patient, family, local clergy, and the interdisciplinary team.
Participates in IDG team meetings and provides spiritual input into the plan of care. Interprets spiritual issues for the IDG team.
Provides bereavement services for survivors.
Networks with community resources and represents hospice in the community.
Participates in staff development and in-service programs.
Is available for emergency on-call service.
Uses own transportation to provide services: Must have and maintain valid PA or NJ Driver’s License; Must have and maintain a good driving record accepted by the Network insurance carrier; Must have and maintain motor vehicle insurance with the minimum requirements established by PA or NJ; Must obey and adhere to all motor vehicle regulations and laws while operating vehicle; Must perform routine maintenance on vehicle.
PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:
Sitting up to seven hours a day; 2 hours at a time, with times of standing or walking. Uses hands and fingers frequently. Occasionally carries up to 10 pounds. Occasionally stoops, bends, squats, kneels, or reaches above shoulder level. Hearing in normal conversation. Seeing, as it relates to general vision.
EDUCATION:
Graduate of an accredited school of Theology, ordained clergy or licensed/endorsed lay person required.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Trained in and at least one year experience in spiritual care and bereavement care Basic unit of Clinical Pastoral Education required.
SCHEDULE:
Monday through Friday, emergency on call as needed.
Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!
Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke’s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, the Network established the Lehigh Valley’s first and only four-year medical school campus. It also operates the nation’s longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and over 50 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with more than 500 residents and fellows. In 2022, St. Luke’s, a member of the Children’s Hospital Association, opened the Lehigh Valley’s first and only free-standing facility dedicated entirely to kids. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.
