Hospice Chaplain

Serenity Hospice was founded over 10 years ago with the goal of providing hospice care to veterans. In fact, in their first year, Serenity only cared for veteran patients. We quickly grew in size and are serving the Portland, Salem, and Eugene Communities.

We are privileged to provide end-of-life care and are dedicated to doing “Whatever It takes, when it matters most.” We are a caring organization whose first responsibility is to do the right thing in serving our patients. We value our team and are committed to a successful future for our staff, focusing on growth, innovation, and continued learning. We are committed to acting with integrity and having a positive impact on everyone with whom we come in contact.

What We offer:

• Great culture and team atmosphere
• Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, disability)
• 401(k) retirement plan with a generous company match
• Generous time off accruals
• Paid holidays
• Mileage reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Merit Increases
• Employee Discount Programs

What You’ll Do:

• Performs spiritual bereavement assessments of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program in a timely manner and ensure that identified needs are addressed in the patient’s plan of care
• Provides direct spiritual care and bereavement counseling to patients and families/caregivers
• Demonstrates exceptional service to patients, families, referral sources, co-workers, and other customers. Assists team members as needed to ensure that this level of service is consistently provided
• Provides accurate and timely documentation of patient services to reflect the plan of care
• Attends group meetings to facilitate coordination of care and discussion of interdisciplinary group involvement
• Provides consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care and bereavement counseling
• Participates in Continuous Care and on call, if necessary
• Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patient’s families/caregivers as needed
• Assumes responsibility in directing the development and implementation of the bereavement plan of care and the frequency of service delivery; make available bereavement services for up to one year following the death of the patient

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited seminary or school of theology and/or a certificate of ordination or commission from a religious faith group; completion of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) preferred
• Previous hospice experience working with death and dying strongly preferred
• Comfortable in an interfaith setting and able to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values
• Maintains a current CPR certification
• Valid driver’s license and proof of insurance is required

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