Hospice Chaplain: Compassionate Spiritual Care

UnitedHealth Group; South Portland (ME); On-site; USD 54,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive programs

401k contribution

Equity stock purchase

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Hospice Chaplain (Part Time) in Maine to provide compassionate spiritual and emotional support to patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families. You will work within an interdisciplinary hospice team to honor beliefs and coordinate care with other spiritual counselors.

The role emphasizes availability for funeral planning, end-of-life support, and offering literature and resources, while maintaining documentation and compliance with care plans.

Qualifications

• Ordained and endorsed minister, priest, rabbi or a member of a religious order preferred or lay person with certified training in pastoral care.
• 1+ years of experience in a health care setting or with death and dying.
• Comfort working in an interfaith setting.
• Must be familiar with general use and functions of the computer.

Responsibilities

• Represents a spiritual presence and connection with the religious/spiritual roots of the hospice movement.
• Provides spiritual resources to team members and assists growth or grieving process.
• Documents patient/family religious/spiritual needs on intake/assessment form and in progress notes.
• Raises spiritual needs during care conferences and reports interventions.
• Provides direct spiritual counsel, prayer, and sacraments when invited.

Skills

Pastoral care

Interfaith experience

Computer literacy

Education

Theology degree

Job description

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Hospice Chaplain (Part Time) in Maine to provide compassionate spiritual and emotional support to patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families. You will work within an interdisciplinary hospice team to honor beliefs and coordinate care with other spiritual counselors.

The role emphasizes availability for funeral planning, end-of-life support, and offering literature and resources, while maintaining documentation and compliance with care plans.