Hospice Chaplain

Gentiva Hospice • Jasper, TX

5d

About The Position

The Hospice Chaplain provides non-denominational spiritual and emotional support to patients and families receiving end-of-life care. The chaplain respects individuals’ beliefs, values, faiths, spiritual traditions, and cultural backgrounds, and works as an integral member of an interdisciplinary care team to help patients and families find comfort, guidance, and meaning.

The role includes assessing spiritual needs, creating individualized spiritual care plans, making visits, and offering prayers, blessings, or rituals when requested. The chaplain also supports families through grief, loss, and transitions; provides bereavement support and counseling; connects with local faith leaders and community resources; and documents spiritual assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately and promptly.

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.

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
• Generous paid time off and 7 paid holidays
• Wellness programs, including telemedicine, diabetes management, and joint and spine concierge care
• Education support and tuition assistance (ASN to BSN, BSN to MSN)
• Free continuing education units (CEUs)
• Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary benefits, including pet, critical illness, accident, and long-term care coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time