Hospice Chaplain

Gentiva Hospice • Temple, TX

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About The Position

The Hospice Chaplain provides non-denominational spiritual and emotional support to patients and families receiving end-of-life care. The role respects each person’s beliefs, values, faith, spiritual traditions, and cultural background, and helps patients and families find comfort, guidance, and meaning.

As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the chaplain assesses spiritual needs, creates individualized spiritual care plans, and collaborates with nurses, social workers, aides, and medical staff. The chaplain also conducts visits and requested prayers, blessings, or rituals; supports families through grief, loss, and transition; provides bereavement support and counseling; connects with local faith leaders and community resources; and maintains timely, accurate documentation of assessments, interventions, and outcomes.

Requirements

• Meet one of the following educational requirements: a bachelor’s degree in theology, religion, human services, counseling, psychology, or sociology (or as required by state-specific regulations), or at least one unit of ACPE-accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).
• Meet applicable state-specific requirements.
• Meet minimum requirements to be eligible for benefits.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in hospice spiritual care.
• A degree from an accredited institution is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and caregivers in alignment with their beliefs and values.
• Offer inclusive, non-denominational care that respects all faiths, spiritual traditions, and cultural backgrounds.
• Participate in patient care conferences and collaborate with nurses, social workers, aides, and medical staff as an interdisciplinary team member.
• Assess patients’ and families’ spiritual needs and develop individualized spiritual care plans.
• Conduct visits, prayers, blessings, and rituals when appropriate and requested by the patient or family.
• Assist families during grief, loss, or transition, and provide bereavement support and counseling.
• Build relationships with local faith leaders and community resources to support patients’ and families’ spiritual needs.
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation of spiritual assessments, interventions, and outcomes.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• National and local recognition programs.
• Teammate Assistance Fund.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time associates.
• Mileage reimbursement or fleet vehicle program for full-time associates.
• Generous paid time off and 7 paid holidays for full-time associates.
• Wellness programs, including telemedicine, diabetes management, and joint and spine concierge care, for full-time associates.
• Education support and tuition assistance, including ASN to BSN and BSN to MSN programs, for full-time associates.
• Free continuing education units (CEUs) for full-time associates.
• Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance for full-time associates.
• Voluntary benefits, including pet, critical illness, accident, and long-term care coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time