Hospice Chaplain/Bereavement Leader
Bereavement Leader• Promoted to Bereavement Leader.• Chosen by CHS director to begin an initiative to organize, coordinate, create & lead memorial services in No, So. & Central NJ regions to enhance CHS partnership with healthcare facilitiesHospice Chaplain• Superior introduction skills form trust & favor with new patients beginning with spiritual assessment & closing of end of life care.• Superior interpersonal skills create a series of memorable moments that results in a smile on a face and personal joy.• Superior intervention skills bring comfort & relief to family caregivers when patient becomes active in the declining & dying process• Frequently invited by bereaved families to lead memorial services (10+) that are customized & personalized reflections of the beloved.• Innovated multiple facility memorial services (5+) & holiday programs (5+) involving CHS staff with volunteers and facility staff & patients.• Spiritual leader of interdisciplinary team (includes RNCM, SW, Ch) whose teamwork role modeled excellence.• Spiritual director affirms a patient’s faith with reassuring message of God’s love and prayer for them.• Submitted time sheets weekly & typed chaplaincy documentation in S.O.A.P format.• Positive feedback received & shared by CHS director at bi-weekly team meeting about the team and its chaplain.Specialized care plan & services for challenging HD - Huntingdon Disease patients (Leisure Chateau, Lakewood, NJ)• Co-leader presenter, in service seminar on religious & cultural diversity• Reached out as community liaisons to clergy from different faith communities on behalf of patients’ needs• Collaborated with director of volunteers for orientation of new volunteers. Supervised & involved students in special Chaplain programs.• Recognized by CHS director & staff for excellence and awarded Employee of the Month (April 2015