Chaplain - Home Care jobs in Tennessee

Description

Accepts authority, responsibility and accountability for spiritual support to all Residents, family and staff, regardless of their race, nationality, religion or gender. Consistently demonstrates loyalty and commitment to the Residents, family members and staff of the facility. Develops outside professional referral sources for additional counseling and guidance. Develops and maintains an ongoing public relations program by establishing positive community relationships with local churches and civic groups. Relates to and works with persons of all denominations and religious persuasions. Promotes volunteer involvement for ministry and spiritual support from local churches and religious organizations.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Assure Resident safety at all times.
• Willing to address each Resident with his/her preferred name as well as learn and abide by Residents’ Rights, rules and regulations.
• Commitment to work well with other staff avoiding petty conflicts that disrupt a productive work environment. Does not participate in facility gossip and rumors.
• Works closely with the facility’s Activities Director and the Director of Social Services, but serves as an integral member of the facility’s health care team.
• Establishes and maintains effective lines of communication and positive rapport with all members of the health care team, Residents and families or Residents' significant others.
• Coordinates devotional and inspirational services.
• Respects and maintains Resident, family, staff and facility confidentiality at all times.
• Responsible for coordination of all aspects of spiritual support to the Residents, family members and all staff.
• Provides input to the facility care plan team concerning Residents’ spiritual, emotional and social needs.
• Establish, coordinate and maintain effective rapport with all area churches.
• Makes initial contact with all new Residents within 48 hours of their admission to the facility.
• Maintain and work with local community resources to generate a positive image and encourage word of mouth referral activities.
• Work with facility staff in planning and implementation of in-house functions.
• Resident preferences are followed when providing care and service.
• Maintain Resident privacy, values and right for decision making.
• Immediately notify supervisor and Executive Director for any injury, illness, or if develop a condition, that might impact the aptitude to perform job functions.

Ancillary Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform duties in compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Note changes in Resident’s condition and report immediately to charge nurse or Director of Nursing.
• Attend appropriate community functions as deemed necessary.
• Establish and maintain community resources and referrals to meet Residents’ needs.
• Notifies outside ministries (i.e. home church) of Resident’s placement as soon as possible and per Residents’ desire.
• Work with the Activities Department to coordinate religious services and ministries.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Resident Rights

• Maintain the confidentiality of all Resident care information including protected health information. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information.
• Ensure that the Resident’s rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property and civil rights, including the right to wage complaints, are well established and maintained at all times.
• Review Resident complaints and grievances and make written reports of action taken. Discuss such actions with Resident and family as appropriate.

Safety and Sanitation

• Ensure that you and all facility personnel, Residents, visitors, etc., follow established safety regulations, to include fire protection/prevention, smoking regulations, infection control, etc.
• Ensure that the building and grounds are maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner as well as in good working order by reporting all concerns to the Executive Director.
• Ensure that you and all facility personnel follow established regulations governing the use of labels and SDSs for hazardous chemicals.
• Ensure that facility procedure manuals identify safety precautions and equipment to use when performing tasks that could cause bodily injury or exposure to a hazardous chemical or infectious waste.
• Ensure that you and all facility personnel follow established ergonomics policies and procedures to prevent self-injury.
• Ensure that you and all facility personnel performing tasks that involve potential exposure to blood, body fluids, or hazardous chemicals are appropriately trained prior to performing such tasks.

Qualifications

Sincere desire to work with elders and others who have a limited capacity for self-care.

• Work with and provide care to individuals of a wide range of personality types and maturity levels.
• Make competent, knowledgeable and independent decisions regarding spiritual support and counseling.
• Effective organizational and interpersonal (written and oral) communication skills.
• Assume responsibility and work independently with a minimum of supervision.
• Must maintain a valid, unencumbered drivers’ license.
• Transportation accessible to enable flexibility of work schedule.
• Communicate and comprehend orally and in writing to effectively receive and share information as necessary to perform job duties.
• Mental and physical capacity to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.

Work Environment

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: All statements addressed in the "Working Hours," "Environment" and "Physical/Sensory Demands" sections below are applicable to all jobs maintained by the employer.

Working Hours: The employee will

• Be employed on a part-time basis. May be subject to change after employment.
• Work unusual hours as necessary and as required.
• Be expected and required to adhere to policies and procedures regarding attendance.

Environment: The employee will

• Work in a well-lighted, heated or air-conditioned, ventilated area, unless otherwise noted.
• Be subject to frequent interruptions.
• At times be subjected to falls, cuts, bruises, caustic substances, infectious diseases and odors.
• At times be subjected to hostile and emotionally upset family members and Residents.
• Be expected to work cooperatively with others.
• Be expected to handle multiple tasks effectively and organize work efficiently.
• Be expected to maintain a professional attitude and good relations with co-workers.
• Be economical and careful with use of supplies and equipment.
• Be expected to show courtesy to co-workers, Residents, families and others with whom contact is made while on the job.
• Adhere to established policies and procedures including safety regulations to ensure that quality Resident care is maintained at all times.

Physical/Sensory Demands: The employee must

• Often walk for long periods or long distances within the building, or sit, stand and walk intermittently.
• Frequently bend/stoop, squat, reach above shoulder level, push/pull, and carry up to 50 pounds and move up to 75 pounds.
• Perform repetitive hand and foot action with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Communicate information and ideas orally and in writing, and in a manner that others will understand.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Respond to and assist with emergency procedures, including evacuation of Residents from the building.
• Occasionally climb, crouch and kneel.
• Hear, with or without the aid of mechanical devices, adequately enough to respond to soft, verbal communications and instructions and answering of telephone.
• Read and see, with or without the aid of mechanical devices, and respond to and/or interpret written material or instructions.
• Be free of all communicable diseases and agree to testing of same, under which federal and/or state regulations would prevent you from working at this facility.

Risk Classification

All employees performing within this job classification are at high risk of exposure to blood/body fluids or potentially infectious waste when performing certain tasks within the job requirements.

Confirmation of Receipt

The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. 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.

I have read, understand and will abide by the contents of this job description. I hereby verify that I have received a written description of the job for which I am being employed, and I have been given the opportunity to ask questions about the essential and ancillary functions of the position. I further verify that I possess the skills required for this position and I am able to perform the essential functions of the job described, with or without reasonable accommodations, and I certify that I have requested any reasonable accommodations that may be required at this time. I further certify that I acknowledge my responsibility to request accommodations should they become necessary in the future, whether through change in my circumstance or through a change in the requirements of any position or task to which I am assigned.