Compassionate Hospice Chaplain - Full-Time Day Shift

AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH; Uniontown (Fayette County); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH is seeking a Hospice Chaplain for a full-time day shift. Responsible for delivering spiritual care to patients, families, and caregivers, directly or through coordination with other counselors.

The role requires ordination and endorsement or equivalent pastoral training, 1+ year in healthcare or death/dying contexts, and comfort working interfaithly. Proficiency with basic computer/online HR tools is expected.

Qualifications

• Ordained and endorsed minister, priest, rabbi or endorsed religious professional; or lay person with pastoral training.
• 1+ year healthcare or death-and-dying experience.
• Comfort working in an interfaith setting.
• Familiar with basic computer use and online HR/training tools.

Responsibilities

• Represent spiritual presence and connection to the hospice movement.
• Provide spiritual resources; support patients, families, and caregivers.
• Document religious/spiritual needs in intake forms and charts.
• Raise spiritual needs in patient care conferences and report interventions.
• Provide direct spiritual counsel, prayer, and sacraments when invited.
• Interface with patient/family clergy on request.
• Encourage planning for funeral and related arrangements; may officiate.
• Present at time of death if requested.
• Provide literature and spiritual resources to patients and families.
• Participate in the patient/family care plan.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Pastoral care

Interfaith communication

Grief counseling

Computer literacy

Education

Seminary degree or theology training

Job description

AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH is seeking a Hospice Chaplain for a full-time day shift. Responsible for delivering spiritual care to patients, families, and caregivers, directly or through coordination with other counselors.

The role requires ordination and endorsement or equivalent pastoral training, 1+ year in healthcare or death/dying contexts, and comfort working interfaithly. Proficiency with basic computer/online HR tools is expected.