Role OverviewAs a Hospice Chaplain, you will provide spiritual care to patients and their families, working as a member of the Interdisciplinary Group. You will assure spiritual assessment, attend meetings, and coordinate services with community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
What You Will Do
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include providing direct spiritual care, maintaining records, and coordinating services such as funeral and memorial services. You will also provide consultation, education, and support to the Interdisciplinary Group.
Why It Might Be a Fit
This role requires a graduate of an accredited seminary or school of theology, or an ordained and/or licensed minister with clinical pastoral education. You should be comfortable in an interfaith setting and able to network with community clergy and congregations.
Requirements
- Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, MDiv or equivalent Theological degree); or ordained and/or licensed by an ecclesiastical organization as a minister with at least four units of clinical pastoral education from a nationally recognized provider; or training and experience providing comfort and support to those dealing with death and dying in a hospice setting and working under the supervision of a Spiritual Care Coordinator who has at least one unit of clinical pastoral education
- Ability to work as a member of the Interdisciplinary Group
- Comfort in an interfaith setting. Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values
- Ability to network with community clergy and congregations
- Knowledge of and commitment to hospice philosophy of care
- Hospice experience highly preferred
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