Chaplain - Hospice

Job Title: Hospice Chaplain 

Department: Quality – Hospice  

About the Role: 

Hospice Chaplain is responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of Allied Hospice, either directly or through coordination of care with other spiritual counselors. 

What You'll Do: 

• 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. 

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. 
• Comfortable 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. 
• Cantonese, Mandarin, and/or Spanish speaking preferred, but not required. 

You're great for this role : 

• Aware of different cultures of San Gabriel Valley and surrounding areas 
• You have previous Hospice experience 

Who We Are: 

Astrana Health (NASDAQ: ASTH) is a physician-centric, technology-powered healthcare management company. We are building and operating a novel, integrated, value-based healthcare delivery platform to empower our physicians to provide the highest quality of end-to-end care for their patients in a cost-effective manner. Our mission is to combine our clinical experience, best-in-class delivery network, and technological expertise to improve patient outcomes, increase access to healthcare, and make the US healthcare system more efficient. 

Our platform currently empowers over 10,000 physicians to provide care for over 1 million patients nationwide. Our rapid growth and unique position at the intersection of all major healthcare stakeholders (payer, provider, and patient) gives us an unparalleled opportunity to combine clinical and technological expertise to improve patient outcomes, increase access to quality healthcare, and reduce the waste in the US healthcare system. 

Our Values: 

•        Put Patients First 
•        Empower Entrepreneurial Provider and Care Teams 
•        Operate with Integrity & Excellence 
•        Be Innovative 
•        Work As One Team 

Environmental Job Requirements and Working Conditions: 

•        Our organization follows a hybrid work structure where the expectation is to work both in office and at home on a weekly basis. The office is located at 1680 S Garfield Avenue Suite 205, Alhambra, CA 91801 
•        Expected hours are 10-40 a week with bi weekly attendance to IDG meetings 
•        The total compensation target pay range for this role is: $28.00-$40.00 per hour 

Astrana Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. If you require assistance in applying for open positions due to a disability, please email us at humanresourcesdept@astranahealth.com to request an accommodation. 

Additional Information: 

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.