Hospice Chaplain

Heartland Hospice • Portage, MI

5d

About The Position

Heartland Hospice is seeking a compassionate Hospice Chaplain to provide non-denominational spiritual and emotional support to patients and families receiving end-of-life care. The chaplain is an integral member of the interdisciplinary team and helps patients and families find comfort, guidance, and meaning while honoring their beliefs, values, faiths, spiritual traditions, and cultural backgrounds.

The position includes assessing spiritual needs and developing individualized care plans; providing requested visits, prayers, blessings, and rituals; supporting families through grief, loss, and transition; and offering bereavement support and counseling. The chaplain collaborates with nurses, social workers, aides, medical staff, local faith leaders, and community resources, and maintains timely, accurate documentation of spiritual assessments, interventions, and outcomes.

Candidates must meet one of the stated education or training 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). Degrees from accredited institutions are preferred; a degree from a non-accredited institution requires AVPO approval before hire. This is a safety-sensitive position, and state-specific requirements may apply where applicable.

Requirements

• Meet one of the following: 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.
• A degree from a non-accredited college or university requires AVPO approval before hire.

Nice To Haves

• Degrees from accredited institutions are preferred.
• Experience in hospice spiritual care.

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 and provide prayers, blessings, and rituals when 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 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 for 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, for full-time associates

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time