Hospice Chaplain: Independent Spiritual Care & Bereavement

Heart to Heart Hospice; Weatherford (TX); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Heart to Heart Hospice in Weatherford, TX seeks a Chaplain to provide compassionate spiritual care to patients and families facing life-limiting illnesses. The role includes independent caseload management, conducting spiritual assessments across faith traditions, and delivering counseling and crisis intervention in real time.

The chaplain joins an interprofessional team, participates in IDG care planning, and guides bereavement support while ensuring compliance with relevant healthcare

Qualifications

• Requires theological degree or equivalent credential and related clinical pastoral education
• Interfaith competence and experience in grief or death and dying ministry
• Healthcare setting experience preferred
• Ability to work with multiple pathways to chaplaincy credentialing

Responsabilités

• Independently manage an assigned caseload of hospice patients, determining visit frequency, scheduling, and pastoral approach for each patient and family based on spiritual and clinical assessment.
• Conduct individualized spiritual assessments across faith traditions to identify needs and resources.
• Provide pastoral counseling, crisis intervention, and emotional support in real time.
• Participate in the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG), presenting spiritual assessments and plans of care.
• Manage bereavement support with families after patient death according to professional judgment.
• Collaborate with the clinical team to resolve spiritual, pastoral, and ethical issues in patient care.
• Maintain compliance with federal/state regulations and internal policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Connaissances

English communication

Independent caseload management

Pastoral counseling

Crisis intervention

Formation

Bachelor of Divinity or equivalent

Master of Divinity or equivalent

ACPE CPE unit(s)

Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) or equivalent

Outils

EMR software

FireNote

Description du poste

Heart to Heart Hospice in Weatherford, TX seeks a Chaplain to provide compassionate spiritual care to patients and families facing life-limiting illnesses. The role includes independent caseload management, conducting spiritual assessments across faith traditions, and delivering counseling and crisis intervention in real time.

The chaplain joins an interprofessional team, participates in IDG care planning, and guides bereavement support while ensuring compliance with relevant healthcare