Hospice Chaplain: Bring Comfort & Meaning

Lifted Healthcare Group Inc; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

401(k) Plan

Job summary

Lifted Hospice seeks a Chaplain to provide spiritual care in patients' homes, hospitals, or care facilities. You will assess spiritual needs, offer prayer or counseling, and support families across faiths and cultures. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to align care with the plan and honor the sacred moments of life.

The role emphasizes compassionate presence, clear documentation, and connection to local clergy, with full-time benefits and a mission-driven culture.

Qualifications

• Master of Divinity preferred; endorsement or ordination by a recognized faith community strongly encouraged.
• Experience providing spiritual care in hospice, healthcare, or ministry settings (1+ year preferred).
• Grounded and compassionate under pressure—able to offer respectful spiritual care across beliefs and cultures, communicate with clarity in vulnerable moments, and make sound decisions in real time.

Responsibilities

• Assessing spiritual needs – Listening with compassion to understand each patient’s and family’s beliefs, values, concerns, and spiritual goals during this sacred season.
• Providing spiritual support – Offering prayer, counseling and presence, that bring peace, comfort, and meaning—always honoring personal faith traditions and preferences.
• Collaborating as one team – Participating in IDT meetings, helping shape care plans that reflect the whole person—body, mind, and spirit.
• Documenting with purpose – Recording assessments, visits, and interventions clearly and accurately in the clinical record and plan of care, in alignment with regulatory standards.
• Supporting families – Offering grief and anticipatory loss support, helping loved ones process emotions and find hope, meaning, and spiritual connection.
• Extending the circle of care – Coordinating with community clergy and faith groups as appropriate, and helping families access outside spiritual resources when requested.
• Growing in excellence – Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of hospice spiritual care, participating in continuing education, and supporting Lifted’s quality improvement efforts.

Skills

Pastoral care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Communication under pressure

Documentation

Education

Master of Divinity preferred

Tools

Texas driver’s license

Job description

Lifted Hospice seeks a Chaplain to provide spiritual care in patients' homes, hospitals, or care facilities. You will assess spiritual needs, offer prayer or counseling, and support families across faiths and cultures. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to align care with the plan and honor the sacred moments of life.

The role emphasizes compassionate presence, clear documentation, and connection to local clergy, with full-time benefits and a mission-driven culture.