Chaplain - Hospice

Intermountain Health

2d • $28 - $44

About The Position

Hospice chaplains provide spiritual and emotional care during end-of-life, supporting patients as well as their families and caregivers. As part of the interdisciplinary team, chaplains use evidence-based practices to guide meaning-making, grief, and decision-making in alignment with CMS hospice guidelines. Essential Functions Provides spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and caregivers facing terminal illness, including grief counseling, legacy work, and end-of-life decision support. Develops, implements, and documents spiritual assessments, interventions, outcomes, and individualized plans of care, and participates as a member of the interdisciplinary hospice team to ensure whole-person care. Participates in weekly interdisciplinary team meetings as required by CMS, collaborating with medical and psychosocial staff to integrate spiritual care into the overall hospice plan. Responds to caseload assignments and referrals, initiating pastoral visits regardless of religious affiliation, and offering appropriate spiritual care based on patient and family needs. Assists patients and families with resources for transition, bereavement, and loss, while identifying and referring ethical concerns appropriately. Offers support for grief, moral distress, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue, and facilitates family and group dynamics during emotionally intense situations. Appropriately and professionally documents all spiritual care activities in the electronic medical record in accordance with CMS and organizational standards and may participate in quarterly memorial services and veteran honoring processes. Shares responsibility for on-call coverage, ensuring availability for crisis response and urgent spiritual care needs. Contributes to departmental quality improvement efforts and actively engages in professional development and educational initiatives in collaboration with spiritual care leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (accredited)
• 2 units of Accredited Clinical Pastoral Education completed
• Completion of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education meeting approval of NACC/APC BCCi completed within 2 years of hire
• Minimum of two years of health care chaplaincy experience, with at least one of those years specific to Hospice.
• Documentation from ecclesial judicatory body of current endorsement and/or reference prescribed in accordance with applicant’s spiritual/faith tradition (received or reaffirmed within the last 12 months) articulating current endorsement/authorization for hospital chaplaincy ministry and applicant’s good standing with endorsing/authorizing body. The letter must be mailed, emailed, or faxed directly from the endorsing/recommending organization. Faith groups must be recognized by the Department of Defense (Armed Forces chaplains Board) or previously reviewed and approved by the BCCi, If not, approval of documentation of authorization/endorsement must come from Intermountain Peaks Mission office regarding a review of the faith group.
• Empathetic Listening
• Spiritual Assessment and Pastoral Presence
• Grief and Bereavement Support
• Crisis Response and Emotional Resilience
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Ethical Sensitivity and Advance Care Planning
• Family and Group Facilitation
• Professional Communication
• Documentation and Digital Competence

Nice To Haves

• Completion of 4 or more units of Clinical Pastoral Education meeting approval by NACC/APC BCCI
• Three or more years of relevant spiritual care experience in a hospice or hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Provides spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and caregivers facing terminal illness, including grief counseling, legacy work, and end-of-life decision support.
• Develops, implements, and documents spiritual assessments, interventions, outcomes, and individualized plans of care, and participates as a member of the interdisciplinary hospice team to ensure whole-person care.
• Participates in weekly interdisciplinary team meetings as required by CMS, collaborating with medical and psychosocial staff to integrate spiritual care into the overall hospice plan.
• Responds to caseload assignments and referrals, initiating pastoral visits regardless of religious affiliation, and offering appropriate spiritual care based on patient and family needs.
• Assists patients and families with resources for transition, bereavement, and loss, while identifying and referring ethical concerns appropriately.
• Offers support for grief, moral distress, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue, and facilitates family and group dynamics during emotionally intense situations.
• Appropriately and professionally documents all spiritual care activities in the electronic medical record in accordance with CMS and organizational standards and may participate in quarterly memorial services and veteran honoring processes.
• Shares responsibility for on-call coverage, ensuring availability for crisis response and urgent spiritual care needs.
• Contributes to departmental quality improvement efforts and actively engages in professional development and educational initiatives in collaboration with spiritual care leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees