This customizable document, Spiritual Care Services, is taken from MCN Healthcare’s Hospice Policy and Procedure Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry’s leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

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Here is some sample content from Spiritual Care Services:

	PURPOSE: To provide guidelines for the appropriate assessment and provision of service to meet the spiritual needs of patients and families or caregivers. POLICY: Hospice provides spiritual support in keeping with the patient's belief system and practice and as developed by the interdisciplinary team's plan of care. PROCEDURE: The Hospice Chaplain provides direct support and coordinates spiritual care using local clergy and other individuals as appropriate. The Hospice Medical Social Worker or Chaplain completes a Spiritual Support Needs Assessment. The Chaplain provides spiritual services...
Second excerpt:
	...person is encouraged to participate as an interdisciplinary team member in developing the plan of care and to document interventions. Hospice documents the refusal of spiritual care by the patient, family or caregiver in the patient's medical record. Interdisciplinary team members may make inquiries as appropriate. Interdisciplinary team members conduct ongoing assessments to identify any developing spiritual needs of the patient, family or caregiver and will establish a plan of care to...