Hospice Chaplain - (PRN)

Traditions Health•Homestead, GA

About The Position

Primary function is to provide spiritual and bereavement care to hospice patients and their caregivers. Perform spiritual and bereavement assessments, analysis, counseling, and referrals to meet the needs of the patient and the patient defined family unit. Traditions Health is becoming LifeCare, aligning with a purpose-driven organization known for superior quality home health and hospice care services that patients recommend to their friends and family and physicians prefer for their patients. Candidates selected for this position will transition to employment with LifeCare effective January 1, 2026. You will have the opportunity to join an organization that is proud to support and provide many rewarding and purposeful career opportunities. About LifeCare Home Health Family Since 2016, LifeCare has grown into a family of companies obsessed with innovating and advancing health and personal care in the home. We are a leading provider of hospice, home health, palliative, and private duty services. Our dedicated and deeply caring team serves patients throughout Texas, Florida, Nevada, Arizona, and soon to be Georgia. At LifeCare, culture is at the center of everything we do, and it is built upon five core values– Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. We are committed every day to passionately care for others as if they were our own family. To Learn more, visit lchhfamily.com . Equal Employment Opportunity: Traditions Health is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination of any kind based on race, color, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other legally protected characteristic.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required; College degree preferred, Master of Divinity preferred
Must have at least one unit of clinical pastoral education completed from a nationally recognized provider.
Valid Driver’s License
Experience in a spiritual or religious organization.
Experience or training in grief/loss counseling.
Working knowledge of community spiritual resources.
Good interpersonal skills.
Reliable transportation.
Valid auto liability insurance.

Nice To Haves

One year experience as a Spiritual Professional in a health care institution preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess hospice patient to identify spiritual needs as evidenced by POC, documentation, clinical records, and IDT conference minutes.
Assess hospice family to identify bereavement needs as evidenced by documentation, and community resource referrals.
Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and participate in the patient care planning process.
Use effective interpersonal relations and communication skills; facilitates the use of these skills by other team members to achieve desirable outcomes.
Meet mandatory continuing education requirements of the agency.
Demonstrate commitment, professional growth, and competency by maintaining a working knowledge of public and private eligibility standards and requirements.
Promote Agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to promote coordination of patient care.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to promote coordination of bereavement care.
Accept clinical assignments that are consistent with education and competence to meet the needs of the patients.
Initiate bereavement services, perform bereavement risk assessments, initiate, and update bereavement care plan for patient identified family in collaboration with interdisciplinary group.
Provides continued bereavement support to hospice families as evidenced by documentation of the type of service and frequency.