Hospice Chaplain - Full Time

Enhabit Home Health & Hospice; Palestine (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Enhabit Home Health & Hospice seeks a qualified chaplain to coordinate spiritual services for patients and families, providing bereavement support and aligning care with patient beliefs.

You will work as part of a collaborative team across home health services, bringing ordination or ecclesiastical endorsement, strong interpersonal skills, and experience with end-of-life care. A valid driver license and flexible schedule are required.

Qualifications

• Must be ordained or ecclesiastical endorsement to function as chaplain.
• Experience working with patients and families dealing with life-threatening illness and death.
• Basic demonstrated technology skills, including operation of a mobile device.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual care to patients and families and support the bereavement program.
• Coordinate all activities of the spiritual services program within home health care.
• Deliver spiritual support consistent with Enhabit policies and patient beliefs.

Skills

Empathy & communication

Technology literacy

Education

Clinical pastoral education training

Job description

Overview

Looking for a career that makes a difference every day?

Discover a rewarding career at Enhabit Home Health & Hospice, one of the nation’s largest home-based care providers. Consistently recognized as a great place to work, Enhabit delivers exceptional care and fosters a collaborative culture that supports professional growth and ongoing development.

Overview

Looking for a career that makes a difference every day?

Discover a rewarding career at Enhabit Home Health & Hospice, one of the nation’s largest home-based care providers. Consistently recognized as a great place to work, Enhabit delivers exceptional care and fosters a collaborative culture that supports professional growth and ongoing development.

With strong organizational stability, a commitment to excellence, and careers rooted in purpose, Enhabit empowers team members to build forward-moving careers while expanding what’s possible for care in the home.

The Enhabit Advantage:

Enhabit offers competitive benefits designed to support well-being and help employees thrive in every stage of their careers. Eligible employees receive:

• Generous paid time off for full-time employees
• 401(k) matching
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Supplemental insurance options
• Flexible spending accounts
• Incentive bonus opportunities
• Continuing education and scholarship opportunities

Responsibilities

Implement and coordinate all activities of the spiritual services program and the delivery of spiritual services to patients and their families. Provide support to the bereavement program with the provision of spiritual support to the patient and their family, secondary to personal desires and belief system, and consistent with Enhabit policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Must be an individual who, by ordination or by ecclesiastical endorsement from the individual's denomination, has been approved to function in a pastoral capacity. Must have demonstrated experience in working with patients and families dealing with life-threatening illness and death.
• Must have basic demonstrated technology skills, including operation of a mobile device.

Education And Experience, Preferred

• Training in clinical pastoral education, meeting the requirements for the college of chaplains, may be considered in lieu of ordination or endorsement.

Education and experience, state specific

GEORGIA - One unit CPE (clinical pastoral education) from a nationally recognized provider is required.

ILLINOIS - One year experience in a clinical or healthcare setting is required.

MISSOURI - One unit CPE (clinical pastoral education) from the college of chaplains is required.

Requirements

• Must possess a valid state driver license
• Must maintain automobile liability insurance as required by law
• Must maintain dependable transportation in good working condition
• Must be able to safely drive an automobile in all types of weather conditions

Additional Information

Enhabit Home Health & Hospice is an equal opportunity employer. We work to promote differences in a collaborative and respectful manner. We are committed to a work environment that supports, encourages and motivates all individuals without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, genetic information, or other protected characteristic. At Enhabit, we celebrate and embrace the special differences that makes our community extraordinary.