Chaplain - PRN

Heart to Heart Hospice • Houston, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing pastoral care to hospice patients and their families. The Chaplain will independently manage an assigned caseload, conduct spiritual assessments, provide counseling and emotional support, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities also include managing bereavement support and ensuring compliance with regulations.

Requirements

• Advanced pastoral knowledge and competency.
• Minimum one (1) year of experience in a healthcare setting or with death and dying.
• Demonstrates comfort working in an interfaith and multi-belief setting; ability to provide spiritual care without imposing personal religious beliefs.
• Current State Driver’s License and reliable transportation with valid auto liability insurance required.
• Proficiency with computer systems including EMR software.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to manage an independent caseload with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

• Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) preferred.
• Hospice or home health experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with FireNote preferred.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage an assigned caseload of hospice patients, determining visit frequency, scheduling, and pastoral approach for each patient and family based on autonomous spiritual and clinical assessment.
• Conduct individualized spiritual assessments for each patient and family to identify spiritual needs, distress, strengths, and resources across all faith traditions and belief systems.
• Provide professional pastoral counseling, crisis intervention, and emotional support to patients and families in real time, applying independent judgment to determine the appropriate pastoral modality and response for each situation.
• Participate as a peer-level professional contributor in the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG), presenting independent spiritual care assessments and plan of care updates alongside nursing, social work, and clinical leadership.
• Independently manage the bereavement support relationship with families following patient death, determining duration, frequency, and content of bereavement contacts based on own professional assessment of each family’s grief trajectory.
• Collaborate with other clinical team members to resolve spiritual, pastoral, and ethical issues affecting patient care.
• Maintain compliance with all federal and state regulations, Medicare Conditions of Participation, and Heart to Heart internal policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed