Hospice Chaplain

Amedisys; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 57,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Amedisys in Sioux Falls, SD is seeking a full-time Chaplain to provide spiritual care to patients and families within a hospice setting. The role emphasizes interfaith collaboration and coordinating with clergy to honor diverse spiritual preferences.

The position requires ordination or endorsed ministry, with 1+ year in healthcare or death-and-dying contexts, and comfort in interfaith environments. Computer literacy and the ability to navigate HR systems are expected.

Qualifications

• Ordained or endorsed minister; lay person with pastoral training acceptable.
• 1+ year of experience in a health care setting or with death and dying.
• Comfortable working in an interfaith setting.
• Familiar with basic computer use and online HR services.

Responsibilities

• Represent a spiritual presence linked to hospice tradition.
• Provide spiritual resources and guidance to patients, families, and staff.
• Document spiritual needs in intake forms and progress notes.
• Raise spiritual needs in care conferences and report interventions.
• Offer direct spiritual counsel, prayer, and sacraments as invited.
• Coordinate with patient/family clergy when requested.
• Encourage funeral/will planning and offciate funeral services if requested.
• Be present at time of death when requested.
• Provide literature and spiritual resources to patients and families.
• Contribute to the patient/family care plan and complete other duties as assigned.

Skills

Pastoral care

Interfaith experience

Healthcare setting experience

Computer literacy

Education

Seminary/Theology degree

Job description

Overview

Full-Time

$56,500 - $65,000

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.