Chaplain Hospice

Amedisys; Honeys Hill (TN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Amedisys is seeking a chaplain/spiritual care provider to deliver compassionate spiritual support to patients and families within a hospice setting. You will coordinate with the care team and clergy to meet diverse spiritual needs.

The role requires ordained or endorsed ministry, experience in healthcare, and comfort in interfaith environments. Collaboration with staff and involvement in end-of-life planning are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience providing spiritual care in health care settings.
• Ability to work in interfaith settings and respect diverse beliefs.
• Familiarity with computer use, HR platforms, and online training systems.

Responsibilities

• Represents spiritual presence and connection with hospice roots.
• Reminds staff of patients' spiritual needs beyond physical care.
• Supports team members and assists in dealing with grief.
• Documents religious/spiritual needs on intake forms and care notes.
• Raises spiritual needs in patient care conferences and reports interventions.
• Provides direct spiritual counsel, prayer and sacraments when invited.
• Interfaces with patient/family clergy if requested.
• Encourages advance planning for funeral, wills, obituaries, interment; may officiate.
• Present at time of death if requested.
• Provides literature and spiritual resources to patients/families.
• Participates in the patient/family problem-oriented care plan.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Pastoral care experience

Interfaith counseling

Healthcare experience

Education

Graduate seminary/theology degree

Job description

Overview

Responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients/families/caregivers, either directly or through the coordination of care with other spiritual counselors.

Responsibilities

1. Represents a spiritual presence and connection with the religious/spiritual roots of the hospice movement.


2. Provides a constant reminder to hospice workers that, beyond the physical and emotional support given, patients may desire to have spiritual resources of their choosing.


3. Serves as a spiritual resource to team members and assists them in their growth or in dealing with their grief.


4. Documents the patient and/or family's religious/spiritual needs and resources on the intake/assessment form and completes progress notes in the patient's chart following each contact.


5. Raises, when appropriate in a patient care conference, the possibility of spiritual needs of the patient and family and reports interventions.


6. Provides, when invited, direct spiritual counsel, prayer and sacraments to patients and their families.


7. Interfaces with the patient/family's own clergyman, rabbi or congregation, if requested.


8. Encourages patients and families to plan the funeral, wills, requests, obituaries and interment in advance. Remains available to officiate at funeral services if requested.


9. Present at time of death, if requested.


10. Provides literature and spiritual resources that may be of assistance to patients and families.


11. Participates in the patient/family problem-oriented care plan.


12. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required

• Ordained and endorsed minister, priest, rabbi or a member of a religious order preferred or lay person with certified training in pastoral care. Professional experience in a religious agency or institution may be considered in lieu of a formalized education.


• One (1+) year of experience in a health care setting or with death and dying.


• Comfort working in an interfaith setting.


• Must be familiar with general use an functions of the computer, such as user names and password concepts; internet; email; navigation of computer desktop, including starting programs, using files, and windows, effectively use navigation buttons and tool bars; ability to self-manage online HR services and online training programs.

Preferred

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (Bachelor of Divinity, Master of Divinity or equivalent theological degree or training).

Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected characteristic.