Chaplain Hospice Part Time
About The Position
Heartland Hospice, part of Gentiva, 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 offers inclusive care that respects patients’ beliefs, values, faiths, spiritual traditions, and cultural backgrounds, helping them find comfort, guidance, meaning, dignity, peace, and connection. As an integral member of the interdisciplinary team, the Chaplain collaborates with nurses, social workers, aides, and medical staff, and participates in patient care conferences. The role assesses spiritual needs and develops individualized care plans; conducts visits, prayers, blessings, and rituals when requested; supports families through grief, loss, and transition; and provides bereavement support and counseling. The Chaplain also builds relationships with local faith leaders and community resources and maintains timely, accurate records of spiritual assessments, interventions, and outcomes. This is a safety-sensitive position. State-specific requirements may apply. Heartland Hospice provides care wherever patients call home and is part of Gentiva, a national provider of hospice, palliative, home health, and advanced illness management services, with nearly 600 locations across 38 states.
Requirements
- Meet one of the listed 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.
- Meet minimum requirements to be eligible for benefits.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in hospice spiritual care.
- A degree from an accredited institution is preferred; a degree from a non-accredited institution requires AVPO approval before hire.
Responsibilities
- Provide spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and caregivers in alignment with their beliefs and values.
- Offer non-denominational, inclusive 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 as 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
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Wellness programs and resources
- Paid time off
- Seven paid holidays
- FMLA, ADA, and other federally and state-required leaves
- Short- and long-term disability
- Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution
- Mileage reimbursement or fleet vehicle program
- Cell phone reimbursement for eligible roles
- Short-term incentive for eligible roles
- Tuition reimbursement and education support
- Career advancement opportunities
- National and local recognition programs
- Teammate Assistance Fund
- Telemedicine, diabetes management, and joint and spine concierge care
- Free continuing education units (CEUs)
- Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance
- Voluntary pet, critical illness, accident, and long-term care benefits
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Job Type
Part-time
