Hospice Chaplain

SouthernCare New Beacon Hospice • Anniston, AL

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About The Position

SouthernCare New Beacon Hospice, part of Gentiva, is seeking a compassionate Hospice Chaplain to provide non-denominational spiritual and emotional support to patients and families facing end-of-life care. The chaplain is an integral member of the interdisciplinary team and provides care that respects patients’ beliefs, values, faiths, spiritual traditions, and cultural backgrounds.

The role includes assessing spiritual needs, developing individualized spiritual care plans, visiting patients and families, and offering prayers, blessings, or rituals when requested. The chaplain also supports families through grief, loss, and transition, provides bereavement counseling, connects with local faith leaders and community resources, and maintains timely, accurate documentation of spiritual assessments, interventions, and outcomes.

This is a safety-sensitive position. Employees must meet minimum requirements to be eligible for benefits and, where applicable, state-specific requirements.

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 a minimum of one unit of ACPE-accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).
• Meet applicable state-specific requirements.
• If a degree is from a non-accredited college or university, obtain AVPO approval prior to hire.

Nice To Haves

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

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 part of the interdisciplinary team.
• Assess the spiritual needs of patients and families and develop individualized spiritual care plans.
• Conduct visits and provide prayers, blessings, and rituals as appropriate and requested by patients or families.
• 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 eligible full-time associates
• Mileage reimbursement or fleet vehicle program for eligible full-time associates
• Generous paid time off and 7 paid holidays for eligible full-time associates
• Wellness programs, including telemedicine, diabetes management, and joint and spine concierge care, for eligible full-time associates
• Education support and tuition assistance for ASN to BSN and BSN to MSN programs for eligible full-time associates
• Free continuing education units (CEUs) for eligible full-time associates
• Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance for eligible full-time associates
• Voluntary benefits, including pet, critical illness, accident, and long-term care coverage, for eligible full-time associates

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time