Chaplain

The Pennant Group; Citrus Heights (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

First Call Hospice & Palliative Care in Sacramento, CA is seeking an experienced chaplain to join our compassionate hospice team. The role focuses on spiritual assessment, planning, and direct spiritual care for patients and families.

Requirements include seminary graduate or divinity degree, Masters of Divinity preferred, life‑threatening illness experience, and a valid driver's license. This on‑site position offers a meaningful opportunity to make a difference in end‑of‑life care.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology or appropriate certification in hospital or pastoral ministry.
• Masters of Divinity preferred.
• Experience working with patients and families dealing with life threatening illnesses and death.
• Valid driver's license, auto insurance and dependable vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner.
• Facilitates the development of the individualized plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs.
• Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.

Education

Masters of Divinity (preferred)

Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology

Job description

So, you like working with a creative, dynamic team and making a difference? Sometimes the grass is greener! The mission of First Call Hospice, a locally owned agency founded in 1993, is to provide individualized quality hospice care to meet the unique needs of patients with a limited life expectancy. The primary goal of First Call Hospice is to enhance the quality of life when the quantity of life is limited. First Call Hospice is growing and looking for experienced, compassionate Chaplain to join our team!

Job Description

• Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner.
• Facilitates the development of the individualized plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs.
• Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.

Requirements

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology or appropriate certification in hospital or pastoral ministry.
• Masters of Divinity preferred.
• Experience working with patients and families dealing with life threatening illnesses and death.
• Valid driver's license, auto insurance and dependable vehicle.

Pay Range: $30-$38/hr

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.

First Call Hospice & Palliative Care is a Sacramento based provider that’s been around since 1997 servicing Sacramento, Placer, Yolo an El Dorado Counties. Our name “First Call” comes from being one of the first companies to provide hospice care outside of the large hospital systems in the area.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.