Home Care Chaplain: Compassionate Spiritual Support

VITAS Healthcare; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

VITAS Healthcare is seeking a Chaplain to serve as part of an interdisciplinary team, focusing on the spiritual needs of patients, families, caregivers and staff. You will provide pastoral care interventions and counseling guided by spiritual assessments and sensitivity to diverse beliefs.

This role emphasizes authentic compassion, professional growth, and collaboration within a clinical setting to address illness, loss and death with dignity and respect.

Qualifications

• Ordination or Commission to function in pastoral care.
• Endorsement and good standing with faith body.
• Knowledge of spiritual dynamics of illness, loss and death.
• Ability to function as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Commitment to professional growth and development.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral care interventions and pastoral counseling as determined by spiritual assessment.
• Support patients, families, caregivers, and staff in navigating spiritual concerns.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to integrate spiritual care into overall treatment.
• Respond to diverse beliefs and practices with sensitivity and respect.

Skills

Pastoral care

Team collaboration

Compassion

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master of Divinity

Job description

VITAS Healthcare is seeking a Chaplain to serve as part of an interdisciplinary team, focusing on the spiritual needs of patients, families, caregivers and staff. You will provide pastoral care interventions and counseling guided by spiritual assessments and sensitivity to diverse beliefs.

This role emphasizes authentic compassion, professional growth, and collaboration within a clinical setting to address illness, loss and death with dignity and respect.